Title: The reception of H.G. Wells in Europe /
Authors: Parrinder, Patrick.; Partington, John S., 1973-
Publisher: Thoemmes Continuum,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Wells, H. G. Appreciation Europe.; Wells, H. G. Criticism and interpretation History.; Wells, H. G. Influence.; European literature English influences.
Contents: Series editor's preface / Elinor Shaffer -- Timeline : European reception of H. G. Wells / Patrick Parrinder and Paul Barnaby -- Introduction / Patrick Parrinder -- 1. H. G. Wells's critical reception in France / Joseph Altairac -- 2. Henry-D. Davray and the Mercure de France / Annie Escuret -- 3. Russia revisited / Maria Kozyreva and Vera Shamina -- 4. H. G. Wells in Russian literary criticism, 1890s-1940s / Adelaida Lyubimova and Boris Proskurnin -- 5. Future perfect : H. G. Wells and Bolshevik Russia, 1917-32 / Roger Cockrell -- 6. White elephants and black machines : H. G. Wells and German culture, 1920-45 / Elmar Schenkel -- 7. Ignorance, opportunism, propaganda and dissent : the reception of H. G. Wells in Nazi Germany / Richard Nate -- 8. H. G. Wells's Polish reception / Andrzej Juszczyk -- 9. On translations of H. G. Wells's works into Polish / Juliusz K. Palczewski -- 10. A welcome guest : the Czech reception of H. G. Wells / Bohuslav Manek -- 11. Critics and defenders of H. G. Wells in interwar Hungary / Gabriella Voo -- 12. The puzzling connection between H. G. Wells and Frigyes Karinthy / Katalin Csala -- 13. H. G. Wells, Italian futurism and Marinetti's Gli Indomabili (The untamables) / Maria Teresa Chialant -- 14. An approximation of H. G. Wells's impact on Catalonia / Teresa Iribarren i Donadeu -- 15. H. G. Wells and the discourse of censorship in Franco's Spain / Alberto Lazaro -- 16. News from nowhere : Portuguese dialogues with H. G. Wells / Jose Manuel Mota -- 17. Clashing utopias : H. G. Wells and Catholic Ireland / Lucian M. Ashworth -- 18. A tale of two science fictions : H. G. Wells in France and the Soviet Union / George Slusser and Daniele Chatelain -- 19. 'The invisible Wells' in European cinema and television / Nicoletta Vallorani -- 20. H. G. Wells and the international pan-European Union / John S. Partington.