Some Kind of Paradise: The Emergence of American Science Fiction (Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy)
Book Details
Author(s)
Alice Clareson
Publisher
Praeger
ISBN / ASIN
0313231672
ISBN-13
9780313231674
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#5,522,052
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Description
Clareson reveals the interplay between literary expressionism and intellectual history and shows how science fiction was a popular response to world events during the period 1870-1930. He emphasizes that at least before World War II, the predominant tone of American science fiction was optimistic and that one way or another--through advanced technology or a return to primitiveness--the writers were going to produce Some Kind of Paradise.
