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Author Westfahl, Gary, author.

Title The rise and fall of American science fiction, from the 1920s to the 1960s / Gary Westfahl.

Publication Info. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2019.

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Contents Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. The 1920s and Thereafter; 1. The Emergence of American Science Fiction and Its Impact on the World; 2. August 1928: Science Fiction's Second Birthday; 3. Artists in Wonderland: Towards a True History of Science Fiction Art; Part II. The 1930s and Thereafter; 4. Pulp Science Fiction: A Student's Guide; 5. Beyond Logic and Literacy: The Strange Case of Space Opera; 6. Five Ways to Conquer the Universe: The Forms of Space Opera; Part III. The 1940s and Thereafter
7. The Tall Dark Stranger and the Boy Next Door: A.E. van Vogt and Robert A. Heinlein8. The Three Golden Ages of Science Fiction; 9. Assemblers of Infinity: The Early History of Science Fiction Anthologies; Part IV. The 1950s and Thereafter; 10. Invasion of the Saucer Men: How the Universe of Science Fiction Expanded in the 1950s; 11. Hard Science Fiction: An Overview; 12. The "Big Three" Approaches to Juvenile Science Fiction and Why One Worked and the Others Did Not; Epilog. The 1960s and Thereafter; 13. After Things Fell Apart: The Fragmentation of Science Fiction in the 1960s and 1970s
14. Science Fiction Today: The Triumph of the MarketplaceConclusion; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary By examining important aspects of science fiction in the twentieth century, this book explains how the genre evolved to its current state. Close critical attention is given to topics including the art that has accompanied science fiction, the subgenres of space opera and hard science fiction, the rise of SF anthologies, and the burgeoning impact of the marketplace on authors. Included are in-depth studies of key texts that contributed to science fiction's growth, including Philip Francis Nowlan's first Buck Rogers story, the first published stories of A. E. van Vogt, and the early juveniles of Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Heinlein.
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Subject American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Science fiction, American -- History and criticism.
Literary Criticism / Science Fiction & Fantasy.
American fiction.
Science fiction, American.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: Westfahl, Gary. Rise and fall of American science fiction, from the 1920s to the 1960s. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2019 9781476674940 1476674949 (DLC) 2019035920 (OCoLC)1111652453
ISBN 9781476638515 (electronic bk.)
1476638519 (electronic bk.)
9781476674940
1476674949