Some Kind of Paradise: The Emergence of American Science Fiction

by Thomas D. Clareson and Alice Clareson

Clareson reveals the interplay between literary expressionism and intellectual history and shows how science fiction was a popular response to world events during the period 1870-1930. He emphasizes that at least before World War II, the predominant tone of American science fiction was optimistic and that one way or another--through advanced technology or a return to primitiveness--the writers were going to produce Some Kind of Paradise.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313231672
• ISBN13: 9780313231674
• Release Date: December 1985
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"