ARTHUR B. EVANS is a renowned Jules Verne scholar, and professor of French at DePauw University. He is the general editor of Wesleyan's Early Classics of Science Fiction series, coeditor of The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction, and managing editor of the journal Science Fiction Studies.
"This is an important collection of classic pieces of commentary on
early science fiction by recognized specialists in the field. It
has an international range of topics from Europe to Latin America
and explains the complex interaction between literature and both
science and technology, and sheds invaluable light on the gradual
emergence of science-fiction practices from the seventeenth century
up to the period between the world wars. It documents in
fascinating detail writers' responses to change and their different
ways of embodying expectation in narrative."--David Seed,
University of Liverpool
"International in scope, Vintage Visions is a treasure house of
eye-opening classic essays on science fiction's early history and
prehistory. Collectively, the sixteen essayists offer richer, more
varied perspectives on the evolving and experimental relationship
between fiction and science than any single-author study could
provide.""--Robert Crossley, author of Imagining Mars: A Literary
History
"These essays do an excellent job of displaying the breadth and
variety of science fiction studies as a field, both chronologically
and geographically. They define and articulate the field
efficiently and impressively.""--John Rieder, University of Hawai'i
at Mānoa
"This book is like a long-abandoned gold mine. Even its
bibliography is one of the strangest things I've ever
read.""--Bruce Sterling
"This is an important collection of classic pieces of commentary on
early science fiction by recognized specialists in the field. It
has an international range of topics from Europe to Latin America
and explains the complex interaction between literature and both
science and technology, and sheds invaluable light on the gradual
emergence of science-fiction practices from the seventeenth century
up to the period between the world wars. It documents in
fascinating detail writers' responses to change and their different
ways of embodying expectation in narrative."--David Seed,
University of Liverpool
"A rich volume of essays that voyage back deep to the roots of
modern science fiction, thereby illuminating contemporary
productions from a foundational angle."--Paul Di Filippo, Locus
"There can be no doubting the quality of the critical essays
collected in this anthology."--Adam Roberts, Science Fiction
Studies
"[A] compelling look back at ideas, authors, and texts that offer a
snapshot of academic scholarship on early science fiction."--S.E.
Vie, Choice
"A rich volume of essays that voyage back deep to the roots of
modern science fiction, thereby illuminating contemporary
productions from a foundational angle."--Paul Di Filippo, Locus
"[A] fascinating collection of essays and articles."--Ryder Miller,
Portland Review of Books
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