{"product_id":"the-origins-of-science-fiction-paperback","title":"The Origins of Science Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Newton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I seemed to gaze upon a vast space, the limits of which extended far beyond my vision...'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anthology gathers together seventeen gripping tales from the nineteenth and early twentieth century that make up the foundations of science fiction. It moves from Mary Shelley to H. G. Wells, from Edgar Allan Poe to W. E. B. Du Bois, and from George Eliot to Jack London. Before the term 'science fiction' was established, writers pursued a new and strange subject matter, to be written about in a startlingly new way. The selected stories in this collection reflect the many diverse paths that led towards science fiction, including scientific Gothic, dystopian fantasies, psychological hoaxes, feminist parables, fictions of time-travel, adventure stories, uncanny tales, and stories of alien encounters. The anthology unveils the power of the literature of the period and exposes our fascination with scientific discovery and the allure (and threat) of the imagined future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition includes an introduction by Michael Newton setting out the themes of the tales and exploring the development of science fiction. Newton explores how the stories engage with anxiety about the limits of the rational mind, the fact of Empire and the discoveries of anthropology, the uneasy figure of the scientist, the rapid development of technology, and the presence of the alien other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Newton, \u003cem\u003eLeiden University, Lecturer\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Newton is the author of \u003cem\u003eSavage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) and \u003cem\u003eAge of Assassins: A History of Conspiracy and Political Violence, 1865-1981\u003c\/em\u003e (2012). On the subject of cinema, he has written \u003cem\u003eShow People: A History of the Film Star\u003c\/em\u003e (2019) and books on \u003cem\u003eKind Hearts and Coronets\u003c\/em\u003e (2003) and \u003cem\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) for the BFI Film Classics series. He has edited Edmund Gosse's \u003cem\u003eFather and Son and Victorian Fairy Tales\u003c\/em\u003e for Oxford World's Classics, and Joseph Conrad's \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Agent\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Penguin Book of Ghost Stories\u003c\/em\u003e for Penguin Classics, and co-edited the anthology, \u003cem\u003eLiterature and Science, 1660-1834: Science as Polite Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (2002). He teaches literature and film at Leiden University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984019095853,"sku":"9780198891949","price":15.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/7_v4RzHRM19780198891949.webp?v=1776081422","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-origins-of-science-fiction-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}