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Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture: Series Number 105: Science, Fiction, and the Fin-de-Siecle Periodical Press
Will Tattersdill
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hardcover. Explores the first appearance of 'science fiction' in the pages of late nineteenth-century general interest periodicals. Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 251 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
In this revisionary study, Will Tattersdill argues against the reductive 'two cultures' model of intellectual discourse by exploring the cultural interactions between literature and science embodied in late nineteenth-century periodical literature, tracing the emergence of the new genre that would become known as 'science fiction'. He examines a range of fictional and non-fictional fin-de-siecle writing around distinct scientific themes: Martian communication, future prediction, X-rays, and polar exploration. Every chapter explores a major work of H. G. Wells, but also presents a wealth of exciting new material drawn from a variety of late Victorian periodicals. Arguing that the publications in which ... Read more
In this revisionary study, Will Tattersdill argues against the reductive 'two cultures' model of intellectual discourse by exploring the cultural interactions between literature and science embodied in late nineteenth-century periodical literature, tracing the emergence of the new genre that would become known as 'science fiction'. He examines a range of fictional and non-fictional fin-de-siecle writing around distinct scientific themes: Martian communication, future prediction, X-rays, and polar exploration. Every chapter explores a major work of H. G. Wells, but also presents a wealth of exciting new material drawn from a variety of late Victorian periodicals. Arguing that the publications in which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature & Culture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107144651
SKU
V9781107144651
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About Will Tattersdill
Will Tattersdill is Lecturer in Victorian Literature in the Department of English at the University of Birmingham.
Reviews for Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture: Series Number 105: Science, Fiction, and the Fin-de-Siecle Periodical Press
'... engaging and convincing ... Tattersdill demonstrates that the cultural voices of literature and science are not necessarily opposites and that the juxtaposition of the two provided fertile ground for the growth of science fiction as a genre, particularly in the area of popular literature.' Katherine Ford, British Society for Literature and Science Reviews(www.bsls.ac.uk) 'Tattersdill writes shrewdly ... Throughout he ... Read more