Science Fiction Before 1900: Imagination Discovers Technology

By Paul K. Alkon

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415938872
• ISBN13: 9780415938877
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.7"