The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe (Penguin Classics)

The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe (Penguin Classics)
Authors
Poe, Edgar Allan
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Tags
classics , short stories , american , fantasy , horror , literature & fiction , united states , literary , contemporary fiction , science fiction & fantasy , science fiction , contemporary
ISBN
9780140431063
Date
1976-09-30T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.58 MB
Lang
en
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One of the greatest of all horror writers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) also composed pioneering tales that seized upon the scientific developments of an era marked by staggering change. In this collection of sixteen stories, he explores such wide-ranging contemporary themes as galvanism, time travel and resurrection of the dead. 'The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfall' relates a man's balloon journey to the moon with a combination of scientific precision and astonishing fantasy. Elsewhere, the boundaries between horror and science are elegantly blurred in stories such as 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar', while the great essay 'Eureka' outlines Poe's own interpretation of the universe. Powerfully influential on later authors including Jules Verne, these works are essential reading for anyone wishing to trace the genealogy of science fiction, or to understand the complexity of Poe's own creative vision