| Description |
1 online resource (201 pages) |
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Early Classics of Science Fiction |
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Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction; THE WESLEYAN EARLY CLASSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION SERIES; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Colonial Gaze and the Frame of Science Fiction; Fig. 1. Alonzo Gartley, Native Hawaiian Fisherman with Throw Net, 1903; Fig. 2. Frank R. Paul, front cover illustration, Amazing Stories, August 1927; Fig. 3. Harold V. Brown, front cover illustration, Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1939; Chapter 2 Fantasies of Appropriation: Lost Races and Discovered Wealth |
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Chapter 3 Dramas of InterpretationChapter 4 Artificial Humans and the Construction of Race; Fig. 4. Frank R. Paul, front cover illustration, Amazing Stories, August 1926; Fig. 5. Frank R. Paul, front cover illustration, Science Wonder Stories, October 1929; Chapter 5 Visions of Catastrophe; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
| Summary |
Groundbreaking study of science fiction's relation to colonialism and imperialism |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Science fiction, American -- History and criticism
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American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Literature and science -- English-speaking countries
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Imperialism in literature.
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Colonies in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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American fiction
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Colonies in literature
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English fiction
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Imperialism in literature
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Literature and science
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Science fiction, American
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English-speaking countries
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780819573803 |
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0819573809 |
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