New Wave science fiction
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New Wave science fiction was a mid-20th-century literary movement that emphasized experimental writing styles, psychological depth, and social and political themes over traditional space opera adventure.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Wave science fiction canonical | 31 |
| New Wave science fiction movement | 2 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary movement
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science fiction movement ⓘ |
| associatedEditor |
Harlan Ellison
ⓘ
Michael Moorcock ⓘ |
| associatedPublication |
Dangerous Visions
ⓘ
surface form:
Again, Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions ⓘ New Worlds ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beat Generation
ⓘ
French New Wave ⓘ
surface form:
New Wave cinema
modernist literature ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ psychedelic culture ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Brian W. Aldiss
ⓘ
surface form:
Brian Aldiss
Harlan Ellison ⓘ J. G. Ballard ⓘ James Tiptree Jr. ⓘ Joanna Russ ⓘ John Brunner ⓘ Michael Moorcock ⓘ Norman Spinrad ⓘ Philip José Farmer ⓘ Roger Zelazny ⓘ Samuel R. Delany ⓘ Thomas M. Disch ⓘ Ursula K. Le Guin ⓘ |
| literaryGoal |
to address contemporary social issues
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to challenge genre boundaries ⓘ to expand the thematic range of science fiction ⓘ to explore inner psychological states ⓘ to increase literary sophistication in science fiction ⓘ |
| movementCharacteristic |
emphasis on inner space
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experimental writing style ⓘ focus on counterculture ⓘ focus on drug culture ⓘ focus on dystopian themes ⓘ focus on political criticism ⓘ focus on political themes ⓘ focus on sexuality ⓘ focus on social criticism ⓘ focus on social themes ⓘ focus on taboo subjects ⓘ focus on urban decay ⓘ literary experimentation ⓘ literary self-consciousness ⓘ psychological depth ⓘ rejection of traditional space opera conventions ⓘ stylistic innovation ⓘ use of non-linear narratives ⓘ use of stream of consciousness ⓘ use of surreal imagery ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Golden Age science fiction conventions
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traditional space opera ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
cyberpunk
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slipstream fiction ⓘ |
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Wave science fiction movement
subject surface form:
Robert Silverberg
this entity surface form:
New Wave science fiction movement