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Paul Alkon analyzes several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, including Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee in King arthur's Court and The Time Machine. He places the work in context and discusses the...

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Main Author: Alkon, Paul K. (Paul Kent)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2002.
Series:Studies in literary themes and genres ; no. 3.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Paul Alkon analyzes several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, including Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee in King arthur's Court and The Time Machine. He places the work in context and discusses the genre and its relation to other kinds of literature.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : Twayne; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, ©1994. (Studies in literary themes and genres; no. 3).
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 176 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781134980499
1134980493
9780203760871
0203760875
1299480500
9781299480506

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