Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction and FantasyCarl B. Yoke, Donald M. Hassler |
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... less than human ; one is considered merely " a walking blood bank , a living fountain of youth , something to be possessed , used , guarded , but never really allowed to live . " ' 17 Unlike many science - fictional treatments of ...
... less than human ; one is considered merely " a walking blood bank , a living fountain of youth , something to be possessed , used , guarded , but never really allowed to live . " ' 17 Unlike many science - fictional treatments of ...
Page 94
... less concerned with logic than with structural consequences ; by turning the story in upon itself , he has transformed it into a king of perpetuum mobile , a self- embedded tale which subsequently may dispose of the initially necessary ...
... less concerned with logic than with structural consequences ; by turning the story in upon itself , he has transformed it into a king of perpetuum mobile , a self- embedded tale which subsequently may dispose of the initially necessary ...
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... less than it might otherwise be . The imperfections that might adhere to eternality are , in his view , more a ... less noble side effects . Vance does not make the case that immortality is less to be desired because of the negative ...
... less than it might otherwise be . The imperfections that might adhere to eternality are , in his view , more a ... less noble side effects . Vance does not make the case that immortality is less to be desired because of the negative ...
Contents
Is There Life After Immortality? | 19 |
A Recent Idea | 39 |
The Elves of J R R Tolkien and Sylvia | 57 |
Copyright | |
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