The Road to Science Fiction: Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0810844397 ISBN 13 : 9780810844391

Editeur : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2002

Synopsis

Now in Paperback!
Between an ancient Romans trip to the moon and the fantastic tales of H.G. Wells lies a journey through time and space and an awesome evolution in scientific thinking. From Gilgameshs search for immortality to Lucians odyssey on the moon; from Jonathan Swifts hilarious satire on scientists in Gullivers Travels to Mary Shelleys horrifying description of a scientist who has gone too far in Frankenstein from Edgar Allan Poes balloon trip in the year 2848 to Jules Vernes prophesies of the impact of scientific inventions on future civilization; from Edward Bellamys utopian escape from the industrial Revolution to H.G. Wellss magnificent story of Earth threatened by an inescapable menace-here are the chief ancestors of the modern science fiction story. For the first time in paperback, these and other key works are gathered together in one anthology, complete with revealing commentary on the authors, their eras, and the role each played in establishing what we today recognize as science fiction.

The Road to Science Fiction is a six-volume anthology of science fiction that covers the development of science fiction from its earliest prototypes in the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek epics to approximately 1990. Created originally to provide anthologies for use in classes, these volumes have become mass-market sellers as well, since they are not only a source of outstanding stories but also explain what constitutes science fiction, how it developed and the contribution the authors and the stories have made to the evolution of science fiction.

Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein, samples the science fiction of the first 40 years of the 20th century from a wide variety of authors that paved the way for the Golden Age.

Cloth edition originally published in 1979

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James Gunn is Emeritus Professor of English at University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Gunn is the 24th writer recognized by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America as a Grand Master.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0810844397
• ISBN 13: 9780810844391
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 534
• Éditeur: Gunn James
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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