Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction and FantasyCarl B. Yoke, Donald M. Hassler |
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... question of physical appearance over- powers the philosophical question at the end . It demands that the reader now rethink the entire story and reexamine his assumptions concerning what it is that Clarke is saying . An ending with such ...
... question of physical appearance over- powers the philosophical question at the end . It demands that the reader now rethink the entire story and reexamine his assumptions concerning what it is that Clarke is saying . An ending with such ...
Page 198
... question of the reader . If the reader takes too lightly the climax or does not follow through in confronting the questions raised by it , a significant part of the link between the two texts will be lost , and a serious misreading of ...
... question of the reader . If the reader takes too lightly the climax or does not follow through in confronting the questions raised by it , a significant part of the link between the two texts will be lost , and a serious misreading of ...
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... question of the purpose of one's life becomes important . The children , however , have been given im- mortality and ... questions at the end of " Guardian Angel " ? Certainly the evolution of humankind plays an important role within the ...
... question of the purpose of one's life becomes important . The children , however , have been given im- mortality and ... questions at the end of " Guardian Angel " ? Certainly the evolution of humankind plays an important role within the ...
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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