Science Fiction Before 1900

Imagination Discovers Technology

Paul K. Alkon

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English

Routledge
17 December 2015

Media studies; Media, information & communication industries

Series: Genres in Context

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.

By: Paul K. Alkon
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138138414
ISBN 10: 113813841X
Series: Genres in Context
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 17 December 2015
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul K. Alkon is Leo S. Bing Professor of English at the University of Southern California. His work Origins ofFuturistic Fiction was the recipient of the Eaton Award for the year's best critical work on science fiction.

Reviews for Science Fiction Before 1900: Imagination Discovers Technology

"""Anyone looking for a lively, impassioned, and knowledgeable survey of the early texts that helped shape and define . . . science fiction would be well served by seeking out Paul Alkon's informative volume Science Fiction Before 1900: Imagination Discovers Technology. . .Alkon is authoritative and passionate; clearly a lifelong love for SF has guided his research; that love, his excitement at unravelling the evolutive thread of SF's various tropes and shared ideas, and his deep and broad appreciation for the visionary writers who created the most influential early SF texts all combine to create an infectiously enthralling historical narrative. . .The bulk of the book is a cornucopia of SF history, painstakingly researched and vividly and lovingly brought to life - a thrilling and exciting read for those wanting to explore SF's origins."" -- Claude Lalumière, Locus Magazine"