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H. G. Wells's Perennial Time Machine
Contributor(s): Slusser, George (Editor), Parrinder, Patrick (Editor), Chatelain, Daniele (Editor)
ISBN: 0820350621     ISBN-13: 9780820350622
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
OUR PRICE:   $28.45  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: May 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 823
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6" W x 9" (0.63 lbs) 232 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Acclaimed as a work of genius when first published in 1895, The Time Machine represents a revolution in storytelling. H. G. Wells's first--and greatest--novel has been recognized worldwide as a founding text of the science fiction genre and one of the most seminal narratives of the last hundred years.

This collection of essays offers a series of original, penetrating, and wide-ranging perspectives on Wells's masterpiece by an international group of major Wells and science fiction scholars. The authors explore such textual topics as the narrative techniques and mythological undertones of the novel as well as its contribution to modern ideas of time and evolution and its focusing of the intellectual cross-currents of the late nineteenth century. This insightful volume captures the innovative imagination, richness, and fascinating ambiguity that resulted in a classic literary work and demonstrates that Wells's novel is both a visionary story and an unstoppable idea.

Contributor Bio(s): Alkon, Paul K.: - PAUL K. ALKON is Leo S. Bing Professor Emeritus of English and American Literature, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He is the author of five books including Defoe and Fictional Time (Georgia), Science Fiction before 1900, and Winston Churchill's Imagination.Slusser, George: - GEORGE SLUSSER is a professor comparative literature and director of the Eaton Program for Science Fiction and Fantasy Studies at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author or editor of nineteen books, including Styles of Creation (Georgia).