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ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION: ORLANDO FURIOSO (1532)

Posted in Ancient Science Fiction, tagged , , , , on March 29, 2011 | 5 Comments »

Welcome to the third installment of a new feature here at Balladeer’s Blog. This segment will feature some forgotten early ventures into the form of story- telling that we now call science fiction.  ”Ancient” is being said with poetic license in some cases, such as with this week’s subject – Orlando Furioso, written by Ludovico Ariosto in 1532. ORLANDO FURIOSO – Only part [...]

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ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION 2: SOMNIUM (1634)

Posted in Ancient Science Fiction, tagged , , , , on March 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Welcome to the second installment of a brand new feature here at Balladeer’s Blog. This segment will feature some forgotten early ventures into the form of story- telling that we now call science fiction.  ”Ancient” is being said with poetic license in some cases, such as with this week’s subject – Somnium, written by Johannes Kepler in 1634.  SOMNIUM [...]

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ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION 1: LUCIAN

Posted in Ancient Science Fiction on March 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Welcome to the first installment of a brand new feature here at Balladeer’s Blog. This segment will feature some forgotten early ventures into the form of story- telling that we now call science fiction.  My fondness for the ancient Greeks prompts me to begin with Lucian, the Greek philosopher who lived in the 2nd century C.E. Lucian [...]

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