Wells Meets Deleuze

The Scientific Romances Reconsidered
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4766-6835-2
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 365 g

Reihe: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy

The writings of H.G. Wells have had a profound influence on literary and cinematic depictions of the present and the possible future, and modern science fiction continues to be indebted to his ""scientific romances,"" such as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds and The Island of Doctor Moreau. Interpreted and adapted for more than a century, Wells's texts have resisted easy categorization and are perennial subjects for emerging critical and theoretical perspectives. The author examines Wells's works through the post-structuralist philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. Via this critical perspective, concepts now synonymous with science fiction – such as time travel, alien invasion and transhumanism – demonstrate the intrinsic relevance of Wells to the genre and contemporary thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Starr, Michael

Palumbo, Donald E.

Sullivan, Iii C. W.

Über Autor(innen)

Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.

C.W. Sullivan III is Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies.