Some Kind of Paradise: The Emergence of American Science Fiction

by Alice Clareson

Overview

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 returban to primitiveness—the writers were going to produce Some Kind of Paradise.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313231674
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/11/1985
Series:	Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy , #16
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

areson /f Thomas /i D.