The History of Science Fiction

Аннотация

Science fiction is too large a subject to be represented exhaustively in a Critical History, even in one such as this, which has been allowed fairly ample dimensions. The reader seeking greater comprehensiveness is advised to consult John Clute and Peter Nicholls’ astonishingly full Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. The present study is not a complete account of the genre, but rather an attempt to trace a line that connects one specific mode of ‘fantastic’ literature, which we now call science fiction, from earliest times through to the present day. T