Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction
Gary
Westfahl
Series Editors Donald E. Palumbo and C.W. Sullivan III
ISBN
978-0-7864-3079-6
notes, bibliography, index
283pp.
softcover
2007
Available for immediate shipment
Description
An examination of science fiction editor and author Hugo Gernsback’s career, this critical study explores the many ways in which his work influenced the genre. It summarizes the science fiction theories of Gernsback and his successors, considers his efforts to define science fiction both verbally and visually, and for the first time offers detailed studies of his rarest periodicals, including Technocracy Review, Superworld Comics, and Science-Fiction Plus. An analysis of his ground-breaking novel, Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660, and its influences on a variety of science fiction novels, films and television programs is also offered.
About the Author
Gary Westfahl teaches at the University of California, Riverside. A prolific writer and editor, he earned the Science Fiction Research Association’s Pilgrim Award for his lifetime contributions to science fiction and fantasy scholarship. Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He lives in Greenville. C.W. Sullivan III is in the English department at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.
Other Book(s) by Gary Westfahl Available from McFarland:
Science Fiction and the Two Cultures
Reviews
"worthwhile...a detailed examination"--Critical Mass
"valuable...Westfahl...has proved himself once again as one of the most competent scholars in the field"--Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
"analyzes the career of science fiction editor and author Hugo Gernsback and how his work influenced the development of the science fiction genre"--Reference & Research Book News
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