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Speculative Modernism - How Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Conceived the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
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Speculative Modernism - How Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Conceived the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
Series: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Speculative modernists-that is, British and American writers of
science fiction, fantasy and horror during the late 19th and early
20th centuries-successfully grappled with the same forces that
would drive their better-known literary counterparts to existential
despair. Building on the ideas of the 19th-century Gothic and
utopian movements, these speculative writers anticipated literary
Modernism and blazed alternative literary trails in science,
religion, ecology and sociology. Such authors as H.G. Wells and
H.P. Lovecraft gained widespread recognition-budding from them,
other speculative authors published fascinating tales of
individuals trapped in dystopias, of anti-society attitudes,
post-apocalyptic worlds and the rapidly expanding knowledge of the
limitless universe. This book documents the Gothic and utopian
roots of speculative fiction and explores how these authors played
a crucial role in shaping the culture of the new century with their
darker, more evolved themes.
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