H. G. Wells, the inventor of the concept of the time machine and the phrase 'the Shape of Things to Come' described his life's work as one of 'critical anticipation'. Shadows of the Future identifies this attempt to imagine possible futures as the unifying principle behind Wells's diverse and sometimes wayward literary career. Described by John Middleton Murry as 'the last prophet of bourgeois Europe', he was also its first futurologist.
| ISBN: | 9780853234494 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 1995 |
| Author: | Patrick Parrinder |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 170 pages |
| Series: | Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies |
| Genres: |
Science Fiction |
H. G. Wells, the inventor of the concept of the time machine and the phrase 'the Shape of Things to Come' described his life's work as one of 'critical anticipation'. Shadows of the Future identifies this attempt to imagine possible futures as the unifying principle behind Wells's diverse and sometimes wayward literary career. Described by John Middleton Murry as 'the last prophet of bourgeois Europe', he was also its first futurologist.
Shadows of the Future features in the following genres: Science Fiction
Shadows of the Future is available in Paperback
Shadows of the Future was written by Patrick Parrinder and published by Liverpool University Press
Shadows of the Future has 170 pages
Yes it is part of Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies series