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The "Golden Age" American Science Fiction World Construction

Posted on:2021-01-05Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S H WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2435330602998191Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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From 1937 to 1970,it is “the golden era” in science fiction history.As its name,this era was glowing golden lights.American science fiction had ended its early stage of rough artistic techniques and vulgarized plots,then has its unprecedented resplendence.This article is based on four famous writers in “the golden era” of American science fiction,including Isaac Asimov,Robert Anson Heinlein,Ray Bradbury and Frank Herbert,as an object of study.Trying to explore the strategy to build such a “golden era” by those American writers of science fiction.This article discusses about three aspects,infuse of popular fiction elements,the unique types of fiction’s characters,and the perfect fusion of fantasies and science,and discusses about the implication of building a world of science fiction at the end.
Keywords/Search Tags:America, science fiction, “golden era”, world building
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