1st Edition
Political Future Fiction Vol 1 Speculative and Counter-Factual Politics in Edwardian Fiction
288 Pages
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Routledge
The Edwardian period was a time of great social and political change. The six texts in this edition are all notable for their imaginative portrayals of the future. This is the only critical edition of these works. Essays and introductory matter explore the themes in the novels, as well as the literary-historical context they appeared in.
Volume 1 The Empire of the Future General Introduction: Utopian Ideals in Edwardian Political Future Fiction, Introduction: On the Naming of Nineteenth-Century Speculative Fiction, Introduction to Barton’s The Battle of the Swash, Samuel Barton, The Battle of the Swash and the Capture of Canada (1888), Introduction to the Canadian Edition of The Battle of the Swash, Portions of the Canadian Edition of The Battle of the Swash (1888), Introduction to Cole’s The Struggle for Empire, Robert Cole, The Struggle for Empire: A Story of the Year 2236 (1900), Contemporary Reviews of Samuel Barton, Contemporary Essays by Robert Cole and Others, Discussion Essay: Taking the Future War Fever to Space, Editorial Notes, Index
Biography
Kate Macdonald, Richard Bleiler, Stephan Donovan
