Lamar Critical Editions: Isaac Asimov
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Context and Background
The Life of Isaac Asimov
Legacy
Historical and Scientific Context
Summary of Criticism
Summary of Mark Cole’s “Foundation and Reality: Asimov’s Psychohistory and Its Real-World Parallels”
Summary of Alan C. Elms's "From "Nightfall" to Dawn: Asimov as Acrophobe
Summary of Jari Käkelä’s “Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Cowboy Heroes”
Summary of Joseph Patrouch’s Critical Review of “Nightfall”
Summary of Neil Goble's "Asimov Analyzed"
"The Colonial Metropolis in the Work of Asimov and Clarke" by Matthew Candelaria
Original Critical Essays
Predictions of the Future in Isaac Asimov's "Nightfall" and "The Last Question"
Morality in "The Last Question" and "The Last Answer"
Biblical Parallels in the Work of Isaac Asimov
Claustrophobia and Agoraphobia within Issac Asimov's "Nightfall"
Fear of Permanence in Asimov’s “Nightfall,” “The Last Question,” and “The Last Answer”
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The Life of Isaac Asimov
Legacy
Historical and Scientific Context