Science, Fiction, and the Fin-De-Si鐵le Periodical Press (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781316507872)

In this revisionary study, Will Tattersdill argues against the reductive 'two cultures' model of intellectual discourse by exploring the cultural interactions between literature and science embodied in late nineteenth-century periodical literature, tracing the emergence of the new genre that would become known as 'science fiction'. He examines a range of fictional and non-fictional fin-de-si cle writing around distinct scientific themes: Martian communication, future prediction, X-rays, and polar exploration. Every chapter explores a major work of H. G. Wells, but also presents a wealth of exciting new material drawn from a variety of late Victorian periodicals. Arguing that the publications in which they appeared, as well as the stories themselves, played a crucial part in the development of science fiction, Tattersdill uses the form of the general interest magazine as a way of understanding the relationship between the arts and the sciences, and the creation of a new literary genre.

Author: Will Tattersdill
ISBN-10: 1316507874
ISBN-13: 9781316507872
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/20/2018
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d