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Foundations of Science Fiction: A Study in Imagination and Evolution

Foundations of Science Fiction: A Study in Imagination and Evolution

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Foundations of Science Fiction: A Study in Imagination and Evolution Hardback - 1987

by Pierce, John J

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New York: Greenwood Press, 1987. Hardcover. VG (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Light shelfwear to boards and block. Pages are otherwise clean.). Green cloth boards with silver lettering; xv, 290 pp. Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy, No. 25. Foreword by Frederik Pohl. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-273) and index.
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  • Title Foundations of Science Fiction: A Study in Imagination and Evolution
  • Author Pierce, John J
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First edition (&
  • Condition Used - VG (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Light shelfwear to boards and bloc
  • Pages 308
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Greenwood Press, New York
  • Publication date 1987
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 185519
  • ISBN 9780313254550 / 0313254559
  • Weight 1.34 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.75 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.91 cm)
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Science fiction - History and criticism
  • Dewey Decimal Code 809.387
  • Quantity available 1

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Reader reviews for Foundations of Science Fiction: A Study in Imagination and Evolution

From the publisher

This important contribution to the study of science fiction explores the origins of the basic literary traditions of the genre. Thematic, rather than chronological, organization sets this work apart from previous analyses. The entire range of literary invention within science fiction is explored from its earliest beginnings through the past hundred years of serious development. Emphasis is on enabling the reader to perceive the evolution of science fiction as an organic whole, rather than a mere accumulation of works linked solely by popular publishing trends.

About the author

JOHN J. PIERCE is associate editor of Private Label magazine.
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