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| Science Fiction | 4 |
| Fiction | 3 |
| Literary Criticism | 3 |
| Literature | 3 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Literary Genres | 2 |
| Student Interests | 2 |
| Analytical Criticism | 1 |
| Audiences | 1 |
| Bibliographies | 1 |
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| College English | 4 |
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Peer reviewedBowden, James H. – College English, 1976
Contends that the four major types of popular literature (science fiction, mayhem, horror, and whodunit) reveal the personalities of their readers. (DD)
Descriptors: Audiences, Literary Criticism, Science Fiction
Peer reviewedSuvin, Darko – College English, 1972
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Instruction, Cultural Awareness, English Instruction
Peer reviewedNewton, Charles – College English, 1975
Even the best university students reject serious modern literature in favor of science fiction and other popular fictions that present favorable, heroic versions of mankind. (JH)
Descriptors: Fiction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literature
Peer reviewedHuntington, John – College English, 1975
Science fiction is satisfying, not because it projects the future, but because it helps the reader deal with the present. (JH)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Fiction, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
