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Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1945

Jewish Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1945

Valerie Estelle Frankel

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2025
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9781793637147
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This book investigates the role of Jewish legends and tropes in the creation and development of speculative fiction during the European Enlightenment, in America’s golden age magazines, superhero comics, and films, and with magical realism trends in South America and Israel, arguing that Jewish writers created and perfected the genre.

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