| Science Fiction Before 1900: Imagination Discovers Technology Contributor(s): Alkon, Paul K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 113813841X ISBN-13: 9781138138414 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Genres in Context |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.96 lbs) 198 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |