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Modern Science Fiction: A Critical Analysis: The Seminal 1951 Thesis with a New Introduction and Commentary (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781476673196)
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xJames Gunn--one of the founding figures of science fiction scholarship and teaching--wrote in 1951 what is likely the first master's thesis on modern science fiction. Portions were in the short-lived pulp magazine Dynamic but it has otherwise remained unavailable.
Here in its first full publication, the thesis explores many of the classic Golden Age stories of the 1940s and the critical perspective that informed Gunn's essential genre history Alternate Worlds and his anthology series The Road to Science Fiction.
The editor's introduction and commentary show the historical significance of Gunn's work and its relevance to today's science fiction studies.
Author: James Gunn
ISBN-10: 1476673195
ISBN-13: 9781476673196
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 07/03/2018
Pages: 213
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.50d
By James Gunn
xThe late James Gunn was emeritus professor of English at the University of Kansas and the author or editor of 45 books and 100+ short stories. A former president of both the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the Science Fiction Research Association, he received their lifetime awards and induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. He lived in Lawrence, Kansas. Michael R. Page is a lecturer in the English department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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