Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction

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.

Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction is available in Paperback

Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction was written by Gary Westfahl and published by McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

Hugo Gernsback and the Century of Science Fiction has 273 pages

Yes it is part of Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy series

£19.79