Some Kind of Paradise - The Emergence of American Science Fiction

Clareson reveals the interplay between literary expressionism and intellectual history and shows how science fiction was a popular response to world events during the period 1870-1930. He emphasizes that at least before World War II, the predominant tone of American science fiction was optimistic and that one way or another--through advanced technology or a return to primitiveness--the writers were going to produce Some Kind of Paradise.

About the author

The late Thomas D. Clareson was a leading scholar in the fields of science fiction, 19th Century American literature, and Victorian literature. A professor of English at the College of Wooster (Ohio) for 38 years, Clareson, the author or editor of more than 20 books, passed away in July, 1993.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Clareson, Thomas D. Clareson, Clareson Alice
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.1985
• EAN: 9780313231674
• ISBN: 978-0-313-23167-4
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, The arts, American English, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form