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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I do think trying to tie Mary Wollstonecraft and Jonathan Swift in as the founders of the golden age is a little ludicrous. They may have influenced other writers, but at some point you have to draw a line.
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Not founders.
And certainly not of the "golden age" which is a mid 20th period.
But, like the 19th century exemplars listed, they tilled the same general territory (literature of ideas) with a rationalist viewpoint. The proper term, I think, would be precursors. The borders of SF are fairly broad and those worthies certainly fit within.