Widescreen baroque, sometimes written with a space or dash in widescreen, is a style of science fiction writing characterized by larger than life characters, violence, intrigue, extravagant settings or actions, and fast paced plotting. It is closely related to, and grew out of, space opera fiction. The term was coined by the writer Brian Aldiss, and it is used mostly by literary critics rather than by the authors whose work it describes.
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Defining TraitLarger than life characters, violence, intrigue, extravagant settings and fast paced plotting 1 Defining Trait Connections
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larger-than-life characters, violence, intrigue, extravagant settings or actions, and fast-paced plotting
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Widescreen baroque, sometimes stylized with a space or dash in "widescreen", is a style of science fiction writing "characterized by larger-than-life characters, violence, intrigue, extravagant settings or actions, and fast-paced plotting".
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is a style of science fiction writing
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