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Science, Fiction, and the Fin-de-Siecle Periodical Press: (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture)
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Will Tattersdill (Author)
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In this revisionary study, Will Tattersdill argues against the reductive 'two cultures' model of intellectual discourse by exploring the cultural interactions between literature and science embodied in late nineteenth-century periodical literature, tracing the emergence of the new genre that would become known as 'science fiction'. He examines a range of fictional and non-fictional fin-de-siecle writing around distinct scientific themes: Martian communication, future prediction, X-rays, and polar exploration. Every chapter explores a major work of H. G. Wells, but also presents a wealth of exciting new material drawn from a variety of late Victorian periodicals. Arguing that the publications in which they appeared, as well as the stories themselves, played a crucial part in the development of science fiction, Tattersdill uses the form of the general interest magazine as a way of understanding the relationship between the arts and the sciences, and the creation of a new literary genre. 20 Halftones, unspecified; 20 Halftones, black and white
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Will Tattersdill is Lecturer in Victorian Literature in the Department of English at the University of Birmingham.
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- Contributor: Will Tattersdill
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9781316507872
- Number of Pages: 230
- Packaged Dimensions: 151x229x12mm
- Packaged Weight: 370
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2018-12-20
- Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Will Tattersdill is Lecturer in Victorian Literature in the Department of English at the University of Birmingham.
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