Foundations of science fiction : a study in imagination and evolution
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Foundations of science fiction : a study in imagination and evolution
（Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy, no. 25）
Greenwood Press, 1987
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Bibliography: p. [239]-273
Includes index
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Description
This important contribution to the study of science fiction explores the origins of the basic literary traditions of the genre. Thematic, rather than chronological, organization sets this work apart from previous analyses. The entire range of literary invention within science fiction is explored from its earliest beginnings through the past hundred years of serious development. Emphasis is on enabling the reader to perceive the evolution of science fiction as an organic whole, rather than a mere accumulation of works linked solely by popular publishing trends.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Frederik Pohl
Preface
In the Beginning
Before the Dawn
Embryonic Science Fiction
The Creation of a Genre
Verne and the Verneans
Eminent (?) Victorians
In Search of a World View
The Prophet Wells
The Universe of Science Fiction
Created Worlds
Created Universes
The Shape of Things to Come
Utopias of Two Cultures
Pavements on the Road to Hell
The Day After Tomorrow
Enemies of the System
The History of the Future
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Index
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