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Science Fiction Before 1900: Imagination Discovers Technology
| Author: | Paul K. Alkon |
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Routledge, 2002 Twayne Publishers, 1994 |
| Series: | Studies in Literary Themes and Genres: Book 3 |
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3. Science Fiction Before 1900 |
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| Book Type: | Non-Fiction |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction / Horror |
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Synopsis
Paul Alkon concentrates on several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction: Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and The Time Machine. The author sets these works in the context of their time and place of origin, and discusses the genre in general and its relation to other kinds of literature.
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