2. In 1977 essay Delany both recognized 1st Star Wars movie as cinematic breakthrough while lamenting retrograde race/gender politics.
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13. In doing Space Opera of real ambition, Lucas was picking on the marginal wing of a marginal genre.
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14. But in recuperating Space Opera, Lucas has one major and unexpected precursor: Samuel Delany.
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@journeymanhisto For writers of hard SF, distinguishing feature is commitment to working within known laws of science. Heinlein, Asimov. - Show replies
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