| Description |
1 online resource (xl, 419 pages) |
| Series |
The Athlone critical traditions series: The reception of British authors in Europe ; v. VII |
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Athlone critical traditions series ; v. 7.
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| Contents |
Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Abbreviations; Timeline: European Reception of H.G. Wells; Introduction; French; Russian; German; Polish; Czech; Hungarian; Italian; Catalan; Spanish; Portuguese; Irish; French and Russian Science Fiction; European Film; European Unification; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
H.G. Wells was described by one of his European critics as a 'seismograph of his age'. He is one of the founding fathers of modern science fiction, and as a novelist, essayist, educationalist and political propagandist his influence has been felt in every European country. This collection of essays by scholarly experts shows the varied and dramatic nature of Wells's reception, including translations, critical appraisals, novels and films on Wellsian themes, and responses to his own well-publicized visits to Russia and elsewhere. The authors chart the intense ideological debate that his writing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-404) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 -- Appreciation -- Europe
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Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History
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Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 fast |
| Subject |
European literature -- English influences
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Art appreciation
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Parrinder, Patrick, 1944-
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Partington, John S., 1973-
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| ISBN |
9781847144447 |
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1847144446 |
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