Science fiction before 1900 : imagination discovers technology / / Paul K. Alkon
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| Autore: |
Alkon Paul K (Paul Kent)
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| Titolo: |
Science fiction before 1900 : imagination discovers technology / / Paul K. Alkon
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 809.3/876 |
| Soggetto topico: | Science fiction - History and criticism |
| Fantasy fiction - History and criticism | |
| Science fiction | |
| Fantasy fiction | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Science fiction before 1900 |
| ISBN: | 1-134-98056-6 |
| 0-203-76087-5 | |
| 1-299-48050-0 | |
| 1-134-98049-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827778203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Studies in literary themes and genres ; ; no. 3.
Genres in context.