![]() Keywords: Science fiction, Gothic, Ray Bradbury, Mars Introduction: Ray Bradbury’s Gothic Science Fiction I conclude that his work’s ability to meaningfully juxtapose elements of SF and the gothic allowed it to transcend simplistic genre conventions and become a meaningful addition to the body of important American literature. ![]() I argue that Bradbury’s use of the gothic highlights the fundamental conflicts between approaches to the genre that are, on the one hand, more formulaic, optimistic, extrapolatory, or fantasy-oriented SF, and, on the other, those that which addresses fundamental questions of the human experience. Gothic Aspects of Ray Bradbury’s The Martian ChroniclesĪbstract: The article discusses implications of the way Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles (1950) blends elements of the gothic with more traditional Golden Age science-fiction traditions. Peer-reviewed Article Christopher Bundrick “All we know is here we are”: ![]() Fafnir – Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research, Volume 6, Issue 1, pages 14–27. ![]()
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