Kate Macdonald, Richard Bleiler, Stephen Donovan

Political Future Fiction Vol 1 (eBook, PDF)

Speculative and Counter-Factual Politics in Edwardian Fiction

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context they appeared in.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040239827
• Artikelnr.: 72280165

Autorenporträt

Kate Macdonald, Richard Bleiler, Stephan Donovan

Inhaltsangabe

Volume 1 The Empire of the Future General Introduction: Utopian Ideals in Edwardian Political Future Fiction
Introduction: On the Naming of Nineteenth-Century Speculative Fiction
Introduction to Barton's The Battle of the Swash
Samuel Barton
The Battle of the Swash and the Capture of Canada (1888)
Introduction to the Canadian Edition of The Battle of the Swash
Portions of the Canadian Edition of The Battle of the Swash (1888)
Introduction to Cole's The Struggle for Empire
Robert Cole
The Struggle for Empire: A Story of the Year 2236 (1900)
Contemporary Reviews of Samuel Barton
Contemporary Essays by Robert Cole and Others
Discussion Essay: Taking the Future War Fever to Space
Editorial Notes
Index