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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827778203321

Autore

Alkon Paul K (Paul Kent)

Titolo

Science fiction before 1900 : imagination discovers technology / / Paul K. Alkon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-134-98056-6

0-203-76087-5

1-299-48050-0

1-134-98049-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Genres in context

Disciplina

809.3/876

Soggetti

Science fiction - History and criticism

Fantasy fiction - History and criticism

Science fiction

Fantasy fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First Routledge paperback edition 2002"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; SCIENCE FICTION BEFORE 1900; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chronoloqy; Chapter 1 AShort History of the Future; Chapter 2 England: New Viewpoints; Chapter 3 France: Technophilia; Chapter 4 America: Technophobia; Notes and References; Bibliographic Essay; Recommended Titles; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Paul Alkon analyzes several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, including Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee in King arthur's Court and The Time Machine. He places the work in context and discusses the genre and its relation to other kinds of literature.