Hugo Gernsback and the century of science fiction
By: Gary Westfahl
Series: Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy -- 5
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780786430796
Subjects: Gernsback, Hugo, -- 1884-1967 -- Criticism and interpretation; Science fiction, American -- History and criticism; Science fiction -- History and criticism
Description: "An examination of science fiction editor and author Hugo Gernsback's career, summarizing the science fiction theories of Gernsback and his successors, and for the first time offers detailed studies of his rarest periodicals. An analysis of his ground-breaking novel, Ralph 124C 41+: a romance of the Year 2660, is also offered"--Provided by publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-263) and index
Table of contents: title: Cremators of science fiction: Brian Stableford and John Clute on Hugo Gernsback and his legacy; title: The popular tradition of science fiction criticism, 1926-1980; title: Wanted: a symbol for science fiction; title: Peaks and valleys: Hugo Gernsback's career as a science fiction editor; title: Evolution of modern science fiction: the textual history of Hugo Gernsback's Ralph 124C 41+; title: "Man against man, brain against brain": the transformations of melodrama in science fiction; title: Gadgetry, government, genetics, and God: the forms of science fiction utopia; title: "The Gernsback continuum": cyberpunk in the context of science fiction; title: Scientific adventures: Hugo Gernsback's career as a science fiction writer