The History of Science Fiction
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The History of Science Fiction

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The History of Science Fiction

About this book

The History of Science Fiction traces the origin and development of science fiction from Ancient Greece up to the present day. The author is both an academic literary critic and acclaimed creative writer of the genre. Written in lively, accessible prose it is specifically designed to bridge the worlds of academic criticism and SF fandom.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. 1 Definitions
  4. 2 Science Fiction and the Ancient Novel
  5. 3 Seventeenth-Century Science Fiction
  6. 4 Eighteenth-Century Science Fiction
  7. 5 Early Nineteenth-Century Science Fiction
  8. 6 Science Fiction 1850–1900
  9. 7 Jules Verne and H. G. Wells
  10. 8 The Early Twentieth Century: High Modernist Science Fiction
  11. 9 Early Twentieth-Century Science Fiction: The Pulps
  12. 10 Golden Age Science Fiction 1940–1960
  13. 11 The Impact of New Wave Science Fiction 1960s–1970s
  14. 12 Science Fiction Screen Media 1960–2000: Hollywood Cinema and Television
  15. 13 Prose Science Fiction 1970s–1990s
  16. 14 Late Twentieth-Century Science Fiction: Multimedia, Visual Science Fiction and Others
  17. Postscript: Twenty-First-Century Science Fiction
  18. Chronology of Key Titles in Science Fiction and Developments in Science
  19. Notes
  20. Further Reading
  21. Index