Preface to H G Wells

Sommario

List of illustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionPART ONE: THE WRITER AND HIS SETTINGFamily treeChronological tableCHAPTER 1: HIS LIFE AND TIMESEarly yearsThe studentJournalism and early fictionThe middle yearsThe later yearsCHAPTER 2: WELLS AND HIS WORLDThe influence of placeThe town of his birthTown and countryA PREFACE TO H. G. WELLSThe London of his fictionThe autobiographical novelsWells's prose stylePART TWO : CRITICAL COMMENTARYThe science fiction of the 1890sThe social novelsThe narrative voiceClassical and romanticWells and modernismUtopia and dystopiaThe novel as myth: The Time MachineTono-Btmgay: the divided selfPART THREE: REFERENCE SECTIONWells and his circle: sh ort biographiesA Wells geographyWells's literary reputationFurther reading and refermceIndexIndex of Well's Works

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John R. Hammond

Riassunto

A Preface to H G Wells provides a concise and accessible introduction to the life and works of Wells. Beginning with a survey of his life and times, the book also illustrates the influence of place on his fiction and autobiographical novels, and discusses his work in relation to Modernism.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Hammond, John R. Hammond, Hammond John R.
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138439894
• ISBN: 978-1-138-43989-4
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Preface Books
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism