New Worlds for Old: The Apocalyptic Imagination, Science Fiction, and American Literature
- ISBN-10
- 0385004702
- ISBN-13
- 9780385004701
- Series
- New Worlds for Old
- Category
- Literary Criticism / Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Pages
- 347
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1974
- Publisher
- Anchor Press
- Author
- David Ketterer
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