areson /f Thomas /i D. /r comp.
?Clareson is one of the academic pioneers who succeeded in gaining
MLA recognition for Science Fiction as an established, separate
discipline in English. For that reason alone, this or any other
work by him is of considerable importance. . . . The selected
listing is limited to 838 entries and includes only authors
published in English in America during the 60 years covered. The
annotations are excellent. . . . SF is currently developing the
bibliographic foundations for scholarly work and this effort is a
keystone in that foundation. Eventually, there will have to be an
all-inclusive bibliography for this period; until then this work
will prove invaluable. Any academic library supporting a SF program
should have this.?-Choice
"Clareson is one of the academic pioneers who succeeded in gaining
MLA recognition for Science Fiction as an established, separate
discipline in English. For that reason alone, this or any other
work by him is of considerable importance. . . . The selected
listing is limited to 838 entries and includes only authors
published in English in America during the 60 years covered. The
annotations are excellent. . . . SF is currently developing the
bibliographic foundations for scholarly work and this effort is a
keystone in that foundation. Eventually, there will have to be an
all-inclusive bibliography for this period; until then this work
will prove invaluable. Any academic library supporting a SF program
should have this."-Choice
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