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In this paperback edition of a Choice Outstanding Academic Book, Paul K. Alkon analyzes several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, including Frankenstein , Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and The Time Machine . He places the work in context and discusses the genre in general and its relation to other kinds of literature.

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Paul K. Alkon is Leo S. Bing Professor of English at the University of Southern California. His work Origins ofFuturistic Fiction was the recipient of the Eaton Award for the year's best critical work on science fiction.
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January 2nd, 2002
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  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Pages
198
Dimensions
152x229x16
ISBN-13
9780415938877
Product ID
5249554

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