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cosy catastrophe: a standalone construct

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Genre theory

a term coined by Aldiss for disaster fiction in which civilization ends but a comfortable middle-class protagonist survives and rebuilds in relative ease.

In genre theory, cosy catastrophe refers to a term coined by Aldiss for disaster fiction in which civilization ends but a comfortable middle-class protagonist survives and rebuilds in relative ease. This meaning comes from Aldiss (1973) in Billion year spree: the true history of science fiction.[1]

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References

Aldiss, B. W. (1973). Billion year spree: the true history of science fiction. Schocken Books. ISBN 9780385088879

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