antedating mundane / OED SF database (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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Mundane: "Belonging or relating to the world which lies outside the
sphere of interest of a particular group of enthusiasts (used esp. among
science fiction fans, originally of mainstream fiction)."

OED SF Database has 1955

OED has 1955 (different citation)


_The Acolyte_ V III no 3, whole number #11 Summer 1945 p 3

"The prophetic, philosophic, and Utopian nature of much science-fiction
makes acceptable a considerably larger proportion of what might be
termed non-entertainment purposes than would be palatable in mundane
fiction."
http://fanac.org/fanzines/Acolyte/Acolyte11-03.html


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