Science fiction before 1900 : imagination discovers technology
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Science fiction before 1900 : imagination discovers technology
(Genres in context)
Routledge, 2002
- : pbk
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Description
Paul Alkon analyzes several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, including Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand LeaguesUnder the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee in King arthur'sCourt and The Time Machine. He places the work in context and discusses the genre and its relation to other kinds of literature.
Table of Contents
Preface Chronology 1. A Short History of the Future 2. England: New Viewpoints 3. France: Technophilia 4. America: Technophobia Notes and References Bibliographic Essay Recommended Titles Index
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