Some Kind of Paradise: The Emergence of American Science FictionClareson 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. |
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The Haunted Men | 15 |
The War to End All Wars | 49 |
The MachineMade Millennium | 81 |
Copyright | |
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Some Kind of Paradise: The Emergence of American Science Fiction Thomas D. Clareson No preview available - 1985 |
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