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.
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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, June, 28
–Claude Lalumière, Locus Magazine, June, 28
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Paul K. Alkon is Leo S. Bing Professor of English at the University of Southern California. His work Origins of Futuristic Fiction was the recipient of the Eaton Award for the year's best critical work on science fiction.
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Science fiction starts with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
futuristic fiction, cognitive estrangement, scientific romances, science fiction studies, rational conjecture, scientific premise Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Connecticut Yankee, Mary Shelley, Time Traveller, Looking Backward, Jules Verne, Victor Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Robinson Crusoe, The War of the Worlds, Morte Darthur, Percy Shelley, Gulliver's Travels, Hank Morgan, The Last Man, Darko Suvin, Julian West, Doctor Leete, French Revolution, Sir Mordred, The Island of Doctor Moreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Gullizver's Travels, Journal of the Plague Year, Palace of Green Porcelain, Félix Bodin New!
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Science fiction starts with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
futuristic fiction, cognitive estrangement, scientific romances, science fiction studies, rational conjecture, scientific premise Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Connecticut Yankee, Mary Shelley, Time Traveller, Looking Backward, Jules Verne, Victor Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Robinson Crusoe, The War of the Worlds, Morte Darthur, Percy Shelley, Gulliver's Travels, Hank Morgan, The Last Man, Darko Suvin, Julian West, Doctor Leete, French Revolution, Sir Mordred, The Island of Doctor Moreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Gullizver's Travels, Journal of the Plague Year, Palace of Green Porcelain, Félix Bodin New!
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