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Franz Rottensteiner

    Franz Rottensteiner has enlivened science fiction discussion for many years with his insightful criticism. As the long-time editor of the respected Austrian fanzine, Quarber Merkur, he has consistently engaged with the genre's depth. His work is characterized by a rigorous approach, focusing on literary merit and the philosophical underpinnings of speculative fiction. Rottensteiner's contributions are essential for understanding the evolution and profound meanings within science fiction literature.

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    The fantasy book: The ghostly, the Gothic, the magical, the unreal
    • Contents include: Gothic origins / Early grandmasters of fantasy: E. T. A. Hoffman, Edgar Allan Poe, Gogol, and Russian fantasy / Themes and characters: Vampires, A gentleman from Transylvania, Werewolves, The Golem / Ghost and horror stories in Britain: Victorian ghost stories, Le Fanu and others, The classic English ghost story, M.R. James and others, Psychic subtleties, de la Mare, Machen, Blackwood / Horror in the USA: Bierce and the inheritance of Poe, The demonic vision of H. P, Lovecraft, Horror publishers: Arkhamn House and others, The Cthulhu Mythos, The Magazines: Weird Tales and others / Alternative worlds: William Morris, Lord Dunsany, J.R.R. Tolkien / Fantasy and popular fiction: Exotic adventure, Rider Haggard / The lighter side of fantasy: Lewis Carroll, Unknown Worlds / Fantasy and the search for meaning: C. S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Franz Kafka, Mervyn Peake / The international contribution / Fantasy now / Bibliography / index.

      The fantasy book: The ghostly, the Gothic, the magical, the unreal
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    • Enthält die Texte: -Aleksándr Bogdánov zwischen Revolution und Illusion Hartmut Lück -Das Vampir-Motiv in einigen deutschen Horror-Geschichten Ingeborg Elis -Der Dichter des Abstellgleises: Stefan Grabinski Marek Wydmuch -Die Frau als Störfaktor >Es wäre ein Irrtum, über die Zukunft zu schreiben.< Rosemarie Hundertmarck -Die Welt in der Glaskugel Robert Plank -Einige Gedanken zur Phantastik Jörg Krichbaum -J.G. Ballard im Gespräch mit Jörg Krichbaum und Rein A. Zondergeld -Jorge Luis Borges als Mimetiker des Labyrinthischen Hans Joachim Piechotta -Proteus im Land der Stürme und des Regens Rein A. Zondergeld -Quellennachweis -Reflexive Fiktionen Franz Rottensteiner -Roboter in der Science Fiction Stanislaw Lem -Science Fiction - strukturalistisch gesehen Stanislaw Lem -Science Fiction und Kosmologie Stanislaw Lem -SF über Worte, Worte über SF Eike Barmeyer -Über die Autoren dieses Bandes -Zu Stanislaw Lems Kyberiade Michael Kandel

      Quarber Merkur : Aufsätze zur Science Fiction und Phantastischen Literatur
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