Future Perfect: American Science Fiction of the Nineteenth Century (Galaxy Books) - Hardcover

Franklin, H. Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195023234 ISBN 13: 9780195023237

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1978

Synopsis

Major revisions and extensive additions update a study that argues the literary legitimacy of science fiction, shows the achievement in nineteenth-century America of its characteristic style, and sees it as the epoch's principal non-realistic imaginative mode

About this title

From the Author:

This is a revised and expanded edition.
This is a revised and expanded edition of the original book, which was recommended for both "Summer Reading" and "The Christmas Guide for Readers" by The New York Times Book Review. Isaac Asimov wrote, "This book comes as a revelation," and the Los Angeles Times said, "The essays are brilliant and challenging; the fiction, delightful and entertaining. A reader could not ask for much more."

From the Back Cover:

In this first new edition since 1978, H. Bruce Franklin has made major revisions and additions, including a new section displaying remarkable contributions to science fiction by nineteenth-century American women. Future Perfect now offers a stunning perspective on the relevance of nineteenth-century science fiction in the dawn of the twenty-first century, illustrated by wonderfully enjoyable stories by obscure figures and by well-known authors.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0195023234
• ISBN 13: 9780195023237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 416