Science Fiction Before 1900: Imagination Discovers Technology

Science Fiction Before 1900: Imagination Discovers Technology - Genres in Context

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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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781138138414
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 809.38762
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Weight: 453g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 13mm