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Subject(s)

• Gernsback, Hugo 1884-1967—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]
• Science fiction, American—History and criticism [Browse]
• Science fiction—History and criticism [Browse]

Series

Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 5 [More in this series]

Summary note

"An examination of science fiction editor and author Hugo Gernsback's career, summarizing the science fiction theories of Gernsback and his successors, and for the first time offers detailed studies of his rarest periodicals. An analysis of his ground-breaking novel, Ralph 124C 41+: a romance of the Year 2660, is also offered"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-263) and index.

Contents

• Cremators of science fiction: Brian Stableford and John Clute on Hugo Gernsback and his legacy
• The popular tradition of science fiction criticism, 1926-1980
• Wanted: a symbol for science fiction
• Peaks and valleys: Hugo Gernsback's career as a science fiction editor
• Evolution of modern science fiction: the textual history of Hugo Gernsback's Ralph 124C 41+
• "Man against man, brain against brain": the transformations of melodrama in science fiction
• Gadgetry, government, genetics, and God: the forms of science fiction utopia
• "The Gernsback continuum": cyberpunk in the context of science fiction
• Scientific adventures: Hugo Gernsback's career as a science fiction writer.

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ISBN

• 9780786430796 (softcover : alk. paper)
• 0786430796 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2007010957

OCLC

86117568

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