The Old Ones
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"The Old Ones" is a short story by Ray Bradbury, included in his science fiction collection *The Martian Chronicles*, that explores themes of colonization and the remnants of ancient Martian civilization.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ |
| associatedAuthorWork |
The Illustrated Man
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The Martian Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
human impact on alien worlds
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legacy of extinct civilizations ⓘ relationship between colonizers and the colonized ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Martian Chronicles universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorStyle |
lyrical prose
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poetic imagery ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | post-World War II American science fiction ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom | pulp science fiction magazines ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMainMedium | book ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
ancient ruins
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encounter with the past ⓘ human exploration of Mars ⓘ memory of lost worlds ⓘ |
| hasStructure | short episodic narrative ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
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young adult readers ⓘ |
| includedIn | 1950 edition of The Martian Chronicles ⓘ |
| isRelatedWorkTo |
The Third Expedition
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Ylla NERFINISHED ⓘ —And the Moon Be Still as Bright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCollection | The Martian Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age science fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | collection story ⓘ |
| partOf | The Martian Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfCollection | 1950 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Doubleday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Mars
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ancient Martian cities ⓘ |
| theme |
colonization
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culture clash ⓘ decay and ruin ⓘ encounter with alien civilization ⓘ impermanence of civilizations ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ remnants of ancient Martian civilization ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century literature ⓘ |
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