Science fiction : a literary history
2017
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Science fiction (SF) has existed as a popular genre for around 150 years. This book offers a survey of the genre from nineteenth-century pioneers to contemporary authors, introducing the plural versions of early SF across the world, before examining the emergence of the 'scientific romance' in the 1880s and 1890s.
Main title:
Science fiction : a literary history / edited by Roger Luckhurst.
Author:
Luckhurst, Roger, editor
Imprint:
London : British Library, 2017.
Collation:
256 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780712356923 (hbk)
Dewey class:
809.38762
LC class:
PN3433.5
Local class:
809.387809.38762
Language:
English
BRN:
1951500
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