On the Idea of the Secondary World in Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi by Bartłomiej Błaszkiewicz

“…The argument relates the unique secondary world model found in Clarke’s novel to the extensive intertextual relationship Piranesi has with the tradition of portal fantasy narratives, and discusses it in the context of the progressive cognitive internalisation of the perception of the fantastic which has taken place between the traditional medieval paradigm and contemporary fantasy fiction.…”

Usages du futurisme médical en Chine pré-républicaine : craniotomie et régénération dans deux récits de science-fiction (1904-1905). by Florine Leplâtre

“…This leads to a redefinition of issues at stake in science-fiction, between fascination for technology and satire of contemporary fantasies.…”
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