Modernism and Science Fiction
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Modernism and Science Fiction
By (Author) P. March-Russell
Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan
12th May 2015
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
Film: styles and genres
Social and cultural history
809.38762
Physical Properties
Hardback
193
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
3648g
Description
A socio-cultural analysis of the relationship between modernism and science fiction, from the 1870s to the 1970s, with examples drawn from literature and other media in Britain, Europe and the Americas. The book challenges how high and low culture has been mapped in the twentieth century.
Reviews
March-Russell in four chapters covers a century of science fiction, twice the number of years identified as Modernist. it certainly makes a strong case for at least some excerpts to make their way into class discussion. (Michelle K. Yost, SFRA Review, Issue 315, 2015)
Author Bio
Paul March-Russell teaches Comparative Literature at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. He is Editor of Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction and Commissioning Editor for SF Storyworlds. His previous publications include The Short Story: An Introduction (2009).
