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Vintage Visions
Essays on Early Science Fiction
Contributors include Paul K. Alkon, Andrea Bell, Josh Bernatchez, I. F. Clarke, William J. Fanning Jr., William B. Fischer, Allison de Fren, Susan Gubar, Rachel Haywood Ferreira, Kamila Kinyon, Stanislaw Lem, Patrick A. McCarthy, Sylvie Romanowski, Nicholas Ruddick, and Gary Westfahl.
Hardcover is un-jacketed.
About the Author
Reviews
"This is an important collection of classic pieces of commentary on early science fiction by recognized specialists in the field. It has an international range of topics from Europe to Latin America and explains the complex interaction between literature and both science and technology, and sheds invaluable light on the gradual emergence of science-fiction practices from the seventeenth century up to the period between the world wars. It documents in fascinating detail writers' responses to change and their different ways of embodying expectation in narrative."—David Seed, University of Liverpool
"This book is like a long-abandoned gold mine. Even its bibliography is one of the strangest things I've ever read."—Bruce Sterling
"These essays do an excellent job of displaying the breadth and variety of science fiction studies as a field, both chronologically and geographically. They define and articulate the field efficiently and impressively."—John Rieder, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
"International in scope, Vintage Visions is a treasure house of eye-opening classic essays on science fiction's early history and prehistory. Collectively, the sixteen essayists offer richer, more varied perspectives on the evolving and experimental relationship between fiction and science than any single-author study could provide."—Robert Crossley, author of Imagining Mars: A Literary History
"There can be no doubting the quality of the critical essays collected in this anthology."—Adam Roberts, Science Fiction Studies
"[A] compelling look back at ideas, authors, and texts that offer a snapshot of academic scholarship on early science fiction."—S.E. Vie, Choice
"A rich volume of essays that voyage back deep to the roots of modern science fiction, thereby illuminating contemporary productions from a foundational angle."—Paul Di Filippo, Locus
"[A] fascinating collection of essays and articles."—Ryder Miller, Portland Review of Books
Endorsements
"International in scope, Vintage Visions is a treasure house of eye-opening classic essays on science fiction's early history and prehistory. Collectively, the sixteen essayists offer richer, more varied perspectives on the evolving and experimental relationship between fiction and science than any single-author study could provide."—Robert Crossley, author of Imagining Mars: A Literary History
"These essays do an excellent job of displaying the breadth and variety of science fiction studies as a field, both chronologically and geographically. They define and articulate the field efficiently and impressively."—John Rieder, University of Hawai'i at M noa
"This book is like a long-abandoned gold mine. Even its bibliography is one of the strangest things I've ever read."—Bruce Sterling
Hardback | |
June 11, 2014 | |
9780819574374 | |
English | |
448 | |
12 illus. | |
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1.7 Pounds (US) | |
$85.00 USD, £66.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Paperback / softback | |
June 11, 2014 | |
9780819574381 | |
English | |
448 | |
12 illus. | |
9.25 Inches (US) | |
6.13 Inches (US) | |
1.45 Pounds (US) | |
$29.95 USD, £23.50 GBP | |
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Electronic book text | |
June 11, 2014 | |
9780819574398 | |
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448 | |
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$23.99 USD, £18.50 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Other Titles by Arthur B. Evans
Robur the Conqueror
Five Weeks in a Balloon
The Begum's Millions
Other Titles from Early Classics Of Science Fiction
Celestial Empire
Sisters of Tomorrow
Castaway Tales
Other Titles in FICTION / Science Fiction / General
Typescript of the Second Origin
Altermundos
The American Shore