John R. Hammond

A Preface to H G Wells (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

A Preface to H G Wells provides a concise and accessible introduction to the life and works of Wells. Beginning with a survey of his life and times, the book also illustrates the influence of place on his fiction and autobiographical novels, and discusses his work in relation to Modernism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317877011
• Artikelnr.: 41221231

Autorenporträt

John R. Hammond

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionPART ONE: THE
WRITER AND HIS SETTINGFamily treeChronological tableCHAPTER 1: HIS LIFE AND
TIMESEarly yearsThe studentJournalism and early fictionThe middle yearsThe
later yearsCHAPTER 2: WELLS AND HIS WORLDThe influence of placeThe town of
his birthTown and countryA PREFACE TO H. G. WELLSThe London of his
fictionThe autobiographical novelsWells's prose stylePART TWO : CRITICAL
COMMENTARYThe science fiction of the 1890sThe social novelsThe narrative
voiceClassical and romanticWells and modernismUtopia and dystopiaThe novel
as myth: The Time MachineTono-Btmgay: the divided selfPART THREE: REFERENCE
SECTIONWells and his circle: sh ort biographiesA Wells geographyWells's
literary reputationFurther reading and refermceIndexIndex of Well's Works