Wells Meets Deleuze - The Scientific Romances Reconsidered

The writings of H.G. Wells have had a profound influence on literary and cinematic depictions of the present and the possible future, and modern science fiction continues to be indebted to his "scientific romances," such as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds and The Island of Doctor Moreau. Interpreted and adapted for more than a century, Wells's texts have resisted easy categorization and are perennial subjects for emerging critical and theoretical perspectives. The author examines Wells's works through the post-structuralist philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. Via this critical perspective, concepts now synonymous with science fiction--such as time travel, alien invasion and transhumanism--demonstrate the intrinsic relevance of Wells to the genre and contemporary thought.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction-Wells, Deleuze and Science Fiction

One-The Island of Doctor Moreau: Transhumanism, Spaces and Becoming

Two-The War of the Worlds: Martians, Cyborgs and Bodies Without Organs

Three-The Time Machine: Time Travel, Crystals and Nomads

Four-H. G. Wells: Conceptual Personae, Minor Writing and Eternal Return

Appendix A: Fictional Portrayals of H. G. Wells

Appendix B: Wells and Deleuze: Chronology of Publications Cited

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Filmography

Index

About the author

Michael Starr is programme leader in film and screen studies at the University of Northampton, UK.Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.C.W. Sullivan III is Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Starr
• Assisted by: Donald E. Palumbo (Editor), Palumbo Donald E. (Editor), III C. W. Sullivan (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.06.2017
• EAN: 9781476668352
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6835-2
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 299 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Science Fiction, Fantasy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literature: history and criticism