Modernism and Science Fiction

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

A socio-cultural analysis of the relationship between modernism and science fiction, from the 1870s to the 1970s, with examples drawn from literature and other media in Britain, Europe and the Americas. The book challenges how high and low culture has been mapped in the twentieth century.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-05-12
Mått:140 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt:402 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Modernism and...
Antal sidor:193
Upplaga:2015
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780230273481

Utforska kategorier

Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Paul March-Russell teaches Comparative Literature at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. He is Editor of Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction and Commissioning Editor for SF Storyworlds. His previous publications include The Short Story: An Introduction (2009).

Recensioner i media

"March-Russell in four chapters covers a century of science fiction, twice the number of years identified as Modernist. ... it certainly makes a strong case for at least some excerpts to make their way into class discussion." (Michelle K. Yost, SFRA Review, Issue 315, 2015)

Innehållsförteckning

Contents 1. Scientific Romance in the Context of Modernism 2. Utopia in the Time of Apocalypse 3. Pulp Modernism: Genre SF 4. New Worlds and the Many Deaths of Modernism