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Journal articles on the topic "Definition of fantasy"

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Ryzhchenko, Olga. "Problems of definition and classification of fantasy: Western European and Slavonic perspectives." SHS Web of Conferences 55 (2018): 04009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185504009.

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The article deals with the problem of definition and classification of literary works marked as fantasy. Being quite a modern genre, fantasy, on the one hand, has become quite a popular literature among groups of people of different ages and occupations that leads to the rising attention of theorists of literature and literary critics. But, on the other hand, this literary genre is still not studied and described well enough. Therefore, literary studies do not have conventional definition or classification of the genre. Examining famous fantasy works by J. Tolkien (“The Lord of the Rings”), J.
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Menadue, Christopher Benjamin, Kristi Giselsson, and David Guez. "An Empirical Revision of the Definition of Science Fiction: It Is All in the Techne . . ." SAGE Open 10, no. 4 (2020): 215824402096305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2158244020963057.

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Researchers employ science fiction and fantasy in public engagement, advocacy, and education as significant sources of insights to identify public interests, inspire public policy, and influence future science. These uses of science fiction as a source that is expected to reflect public interests are undermined if the examples employed by researchers are interpreted differently by the intended audience or beneficiaries of research. We surveyed the public to identify their definitions and discovered a categorization based on clearly defined features. These align with some academic theories but
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Nedzelsky, K. K. "Reception of the future as a kind of religious experience and a way of transforming the consciousness of believers." Ukrainian Religious Studies, no. 50 (March 10, 2009): 78–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.32420/2009.50.2035.

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Not so long ago the definition of religion as "a reflection of reality in illusory-fantasy images, ideas, concepts" was perceived as one of the most important arguments of scientific atheism in its anti-religious struggle in the national religious studies. The closeness to the notion of "fantasy" and "fanaticism" (though completely incompatible with semantics) made this argument seem irresistible in the fight against religion, as any believer could fall under the murderous characterization of the category of "religious bigotry" it is in some way irreparably backward in comparison to a person w
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Glinka, Nataliia, Yuliia Zaichenko, and Anastasiia Machulianska. "Stylistic Portrait of English Fantasy Texts (Based on Jordan’s The Eye of the World, Martin’s A Game of Thrones, Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)." Arab World English Journal 12, no. 3 (2021): 294–307. http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol12no3.20.

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The paper is focused on stylistic features of English fantasy texts. The research materials include four fantasy novels written by British and American authors of the late 20th century: Jordan’s The Eye of the World, Martin’s A Game of Thrones, Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The research question of the study lies in need to systematize expressive means and stylistic devices used in the texts and distinguish the common stylistic features of English fantasy texts. To do this, the researchers implement the notion of a stylistic po
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Zannoun K., Ghadir. "Fantasy, Mysticism, and Eroticism in Raja Alem’s Fatma." Kohl: A Journal for Body and Gender Research 2, no. 1 (2015): 44–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.36583/kohl/1-2-9.

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This paper is a close reading of Raja Alem’s 2005 novel, Fatma: A Novel of Arabia. I argue that Alem depicts the erotic in ways similar to Audre Lorde’s definition – as a doorway to self-fulfillment and in honor of the “fullness” of the erotic’s depth of feelings. The Saudi Arabian writer employs the fantastic, which has been used by writers to express feminist politics, to give textual embodiment to the relationship between the erotic, self-actualization, and women’s empowerment, central to which is self-knowledge and self-discovery. Alem suggests that a deeper knowledge of the self can open
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Doughty, Terri. "Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak, „Yes to Solidarity, No to Oppression: Radical Fantasy Fiction and Its Young Readers”, Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego." Anglica Wratislaviensia 55 (October 18, 2017): 169–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.19195/0301-7966.55.12.

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This review assesses Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak’s Yes to Solidarity, No to Oppression: Radical Fantasy Fiction and Its Young Readers. Deszcz-Tryhubczak has two agendas in this volume: first, to explore the capacity of Radical Fantasy fiction to model for young readers the agency of youth forming collaborative, cross-generational, and possibly cross-cultural alliances to address glocal socio-political and/or environmental issues spawned by the injustices and inequities of late-stage capitalism; second, to model a new approach to participatory research, involving child readers not as subjects of
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Matusitz, Jonathan. "Understanding Hezbollah symbolism through symbolic convergence theory." Journal of Visual Political Communication 7, no. 1 (2021): 43–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jvpc_00008_1.

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This article applies symbolic convergence theory (SCT) to the type of symbolism used by Hezbollah, a Shia terrorist organization. By and large, SCT posits that sharing group fantasies contributes to symbolic convergence. The success of symbolic convergence hinges on three important concepts: symbolic cue, fantasy type and saga. An example of a symbolic cue is Hezbollah’s yellow-and-green logo that symbolizes global militancy against infidels. In regards to the organization’s fantasy types, eight of them were identified (e.g. Al-Quds Day, definition of enemies and individual self-sacrifice). Ap
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Lewin, Isaac. "A Three Dimensional Model for the Classification of Cognitive Processes." Imagination, Cognition and Personality 6, no. 1 (1986): 43–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/evbe-0the-xn0k-ptlh.

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A model is suggested here which describes the theoretical relationships between different cognitive processes. It is hoped that this model will contribute towards a tightening of the scientific conceptual network, mainly on the “soft” side of cognitive processes theorization. Concepts which are hitherto loosely used will gain clearer, distinctive definition; this applies to concepts like imagery, imagination, fantasy, daydreaming, dreaming, divergent thinking, creativity, etc. In this same model the relationships between these concepts and concepts such as learning, problem solving, informatio
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Bishop, P. "Rhetoric, Memory, and Power: Depth Psychology and Postmodern Geography." Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 10, no. 1 (1992): 5–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/d100005.

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The attitude towards rhetoric, metaphor, and imagery is identified in this paper as being central both to the definition of postmodernism and to any postmodern scholarship. It is also claimed that questions about the relationship between archetypal psychology and geography mirrors the wider postmodern phenomenon of comparative knowledges. By focusing on radical criticism of contemporary heritage movements it is shown how archetypal psychology can help to deepen metaphorical reflection on such crucial issues as fantasy, theory, history, and memory. In particular, it is insisted that such reflec
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Lassan, Eleonora. "Counterpoint as a contentive and stylistic device in the intermedial genre (about Viktor Shenderovich’s A Flute Solo)." Literatūra 61, no. 2 (2019): 110–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/litera.2019.2.8.

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In 2015, Vremya Publishing House issued A Flute Solo, a book by V. Shenderovich, a multigenre and, according to the author of the article, intermedial work, since the peculiarities of the content of a political satire and a tragedy, a farce and a fantasy on the one hand and some features of musical pieces, a fugue in particular, on the other hand, have merged there. The author provides a detailed characterization of the plot, constructed as a grotesque depiction of the reality, the composition as relating a verbal text to a piece of music, and the symbolic value of certain elements, allowing n
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Definition of fantasy"

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Lacy, Dianna C. "Expanding the Definition of Liminality: Speculative Fiction as an Exploration of New Boundaries." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2019. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2698.

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Speculative fiction allows an expanded view of literature and so allows scholars to explore new boundaries in the way words and ideas work. In the titular character of The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, the reader sees an expansion of self through liminality while A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick explores its collapse. In order to portray each of these the character examined must move though one seems to move upward and the other downward. This idea of movement is only part of what expands the idea of liminality past the traditional idea of a doorway to create a hallway that the character
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Melano, Anne. "On divergence in fantasy." Master's thesis, Australia : Macquarie University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/17998.

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The original thesis contains the novel "Stranger, I" as an integral part of the thesis. However this novel has been omitted in this digital copy.<br>Thesis (MA (Hons))--Macquarie University, Division of Humanities, Department of English, 2006.<br>Bibliography: p. 93-97.<br>On divergence in fantasy -- Introduction -- Preliminary -- The thousand and one definitional nights -- Characteristic works: inclusions and exclusions -- Critical objections to fantasy -- Conclusion.<br>On Divergence in Fantasy explores the ways in which fantasy criticism continually redefines its boundaries, without arrivin
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Zbiejczuková, Irena. "Pojetí hrdiny ve fantasy literatuře." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-298171.

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ZBIEJCZUKOVÁ, I. The conception of hero in fantasy literature. Diploma thesis. Prague: ÚČLLV FF UK, 2010-2011. This diploma thesis deals with typology of heroes and heroins in fantasy literature, with special regard to heroic quest from the point of view of literally composition. One part of the thesis applies to the defition and history of fantasy genre in both anglo-saxon and czech environment. The thesis therefore uses and cites both czech and foreign fantasy literally works. The aim of the thesis is to point to archetypical neomythic structure of fantasy texts and to their tendency to recr
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Bushouse, Elizabeth. "The Practice and Evolution of Video Game Translation: Expanding the Definition of Translation." 2015. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/187.

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This paper looks at the practice and history of video game translation, with the goal of expanding the definition of translation. Video game translation is a complex process that incorporates a number of aspects from other types of translation, such as literary, audiovisual, and software translation, to form a dynamic whole. As a new medium, video games also present their own challenges to translation in the form of interactivity, technology, non-textual and extra-textual elements, audience involvement, and new business practices. Even though video games are a relatively new medium, the practi
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Books on the topic "Definition of fantasy"

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Wünsch, Marianne. Die fantastische Literatur der frühen Moderne, 1890-1930: Definition, denkgeschichtlicher Kontext, Strukturen. W. Fink, 1991.

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Wolfe, Gene. The best of Gene Wolfe: A definitive retrospective of his finest short fiction. Tor, 2009.

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Farmer, Philip José. Tarzan alive: A definitive biography of Lord Greystoke. University of Nebraska Press, 2006.

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Verne, Jules. Jules Verne's Twenty thousand leagues under the sea: The definitive unabridged edition based on the original French texts. Naval Institute Press, 1993.

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1964-, Ruthner Clemens, Reber Ursula, and May Markus 1965-, eds. Nach Todorov: Beiträge zu einer Definition des Phantastischen in der Literatur. Francke, 2006.

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Thompson, Kate. The Beguilers (Definitions). Red Fox, 2002.

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Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy: The Definitive Illustrated Guide. Carlton Books, Limited, 2019.

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Cerutti, Steve. The Official Fantasy Hockey Guide: The Definitive Hockey Pool Reference (Official Fantasy Hockey Guide). Triumph Books, 1998.

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The Definitive Thor. Panini, 2011.

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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy: The definitive illustrated guide. Carlton, 1998.

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Book chapters on the topic "Definition of fantasy"

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Maglaque, Erin. "Conclusion." In Venice's Intimate Empire. Cornell University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501721656.003.0008.

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The Conclusion explores some of the implications of the book, arguing in particular for a wider definition of humanistic writing; and for further study of ‘secondary’ humanism in Italy, and its relationship to political culture. It also argues that we need to know much more about the histories of women and families in the Mediterranean. In the final section, the Conclusion suggests that the desires and fears of these families were often irreconcilable with the social and political institutions of their imperial metropole. In a discussion of fantasy in this final section, I consider the wider implications of this intimate, subjective approach for the main political narrative which has structured Venetian historiography: the myth of Venice.
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Krebs, Harald. "Metrical Consonance and Dissonance: Definitions and Taxonomy." In Fantasy Pieces. Oxford University Press, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195116236.003.0002.

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Williams, Dana M. "Introduction to social movements: anarchism as a unique example." In Black Flags and Social Movements. Manchester University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9781526105547.003.0001.

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Modern societies generally contain multiple, varied social movements that contend for influence or power. Anarchist movements share many similar features as mainstream movements, but also have numerous unique characteristics that require additional attention and qualification. It is crucial to transcend the common perceptions of anarchism (typically associated with chaos, violence, and fantasy) and treat it as a movement. This chapter introduces the central issues relevant to the sociological study of anarchist movements. Mario Diani's (1992) well-known definition of a social movement is employed to understand anarchist movements: networks of individuals and organizations, united by some shared identity, that engage in extra-institutional action with the interest of changing society. This definition is used as the starting place for understanding how anarchist movements are similar and different from other movements (in terms of leadership, representation, and autonomy), and the chapter presents an overview of certain attributes of anarchism that will continue for the next two chapters. Anarchism does satisfy all the requisite criteria for being a social movement. Thus, the chapter models the anti-anarchist counter-network (corporations, governments, and media), considers the various levels of analysis that anarchism could be investigated at, and describes the helpful comparisons worth making to better understand anarchist movements.
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O’Brien, Eugene. "‘Belief shifts’: Ireland’s referendum and the journey from Gemeinschaft to Gesellschaft." In Tracing the Cultural Legacy of Irish Catholicism. Manchester University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9781526101068.003.0010.

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This chapter examines the implications for Irish Catholicism that the ‘Yes’ vote in the May 2015 referendum on same-sex marriage may have for the social and cultural position of the Catholic church in contemporary Ireland and in the future. His analysis channels the thinking of Ferdinand Tönnies, an early German sociologist and a contemporary of Durkheim and Weber, who used the German words ‘Gemeinschaft’ and ‘Gesellschaft’ to distinguish between two fundamentally different structural paradigms for social relations. O’Brien sees marriage as a core ideological signifier of ideological hegemony, and using the fantasy fiction of Terry Pratchett’s satire on religion entitled Small Gods as a lens, he looks at the referendum as a significant turning point in the definition of marriage, and by extension, in the transformation Irish society from the organic community of the Gemeinschaft, to the more postmodern and pluralist notion of the Gesellschaft.
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Eichel, Andrew. "Between Mimesis and Fantasy." In The Artistry of Neil Gaiman. University Press of Mississippi, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.14325/mississippi/9781496821645.003.0007.

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This chapter states that Neil Gaiman's graphic series The Books of Magic is a refutation of the binary opposition between mimetic and non-mimetic modes of thought. Throughout protagonist Timothy Hunter's journey, reality and fantasy are offered to the audience as two ways of viewing and living in the world. Gaiman does not offer a definitive resolution between the two because he is more interested in getting readers to ask their own questions and arrive at their own conclusions.
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Reid, Robin Anne. "The Holy Family." In Biology and Manners. Liverpool University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/liverpool/9781789621730.003.0012.

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This chapter focuses on the relationships that two of Lois McMaster Bujold’s fantasy heroes – Cazaril (The Curse of Chalion) and Ingrey (The Hallowed Hunt) – have with divine and supernatural beings in the world of the Five Gods. The chapter opens by focusing on two specific definitions of queerness which underlie a subsequent stylistics analysis of the visions experienced by both heroes. The chapter explores the impact of these visions on the heroes’ able-bodied heterosexual male bodies, leading to the conclusion that Bujold’s Holy Family, especially the Bastard, deconstructs the gender constructions of the patriarchal nuclear family structure and its attendant ‘family values’ to create queer spaces. The chapter ends with a brief consideration of the potential for even greater subversion found in Bujold’s recent ‘Penric and Desdemona’ novellas.
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Smith, Steven C. "Startling, Unusual Sensation." In Music by Max Steiner. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190623272.003.0008.

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Before leaving RKO in late 1932, David O. Selznick greenlit the studio’s most costly and ambitious production: King Kong. The result was a landmark in Hollywood special effects and storytelling; its influence continues today, in the fantasy/action films that dominate the industry. Just as significantly, Kong inspired a Steiner score that is still cited by many directors, screenwriters, and composers as the work that first made them aware of the power of film music. This chapter aims to provide a definitive account of the score’s creation, from Steiner’s use of lyrical melodies and startling dissonance to humanize and add credibility to the title character; through the challenges of recording music whose orchestral richness tested the limits of 1933 sound technology. King Kong’s box office success, at the height of the Depression, temporarily saved RKO. It also launched Steiner into a new era of creative experimentation.
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Ellis, David. "New world but not so new thoughts." In Love and Sex in D. H. Lawrence. Liverpool University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5949/liverpool/9781942954026.003.0004.

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Lawrence’s New World writings exhibit tendencies already apparent before he set sail. In Kangaroo, that the Lawrentian hero is `a she-man’ for the Australians helps determine an apparently definitive rejection of further yearning after the blutbrüdershaft Birkin was seeking in Women in Love. In the one male bonding ritual in The Plumed Serpent, Lawrence’s suspicion that intimate relations with a man would entail problems similar to those he experienced in sexual contacts with women is allayed by one of the participant’s acceptance of the other’s natural superiority. When this individual (Cipriano) begins a relationship with the novel’s female protagonist, his `phallic power’ induces `prone submission’ so that she abandons her need for what is clearly defined as clitoral satisfaction. Because Kate Millet deserves credit for having denounced the misogyny of this male fantasy, it is unfortunate that her accounts of several texts associated with this period are misleading. Of these texts, the most interesting is St. Mawr and shows a character who, having failed to find erotic satisfaction with other humans, looks for it in Nature. This development of a narcissism often found in Lawrence takes many bizarre forms (several of which are analysed in this chapter).
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Conference papers on the topic "Definition of fantasy"

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ALCAIDE RAMÍREZ, AURORA. "Paisajes enantrópicos. Un proyecto que reflexiona sobre las relaciones Hombre-Naturaleza en el espacio (peri)urbano abandonado." In III Congreso Internacional de Investigación en Artes Visuales :: ANIAV 2017 :: GLOCAL. Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/aniav.2017.4885.

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La evolución del ser humano se ha desarrollado en estrecha relación con su entorno. Si en un principio el impacto del hombre en la naturaleza era mínimo, el derivado exclusivamente de su uso como proveedora de alimentos y cobijo; con el transcurrir de los años la manipulación del medio natural se ha incrementado de manera exponencial, llegando en algunos casos a peligrar la supervivencia de los seres que lo habitan, así como sus elementos constitutivos básicos. Lo local, lo autóctono, la naturaleza salvaje y primigenia, ha sido sustituida en infinitud de zonas de la Tierra por extensas ciudade
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