{"product_id":"modern-science-fiction-a-critical-analysis-the-seminal-1951-thesis-with-a-new-introduction-and-commentary","title":"Modern Science Fiction: A Critical Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003e   James Gunn--one of the founding figures of science fiction scholarship and teaching--wrote in 1951 what is likely the first master's thesis on modern science fiction. Portions were in the short-lived pulp magazine \u003ci\u003eDynamic\u003c\/i\u003e but it has otherwise remained unavailable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Here in its first full publication, the thesis explores many of the classic Golden Age stories of the 1940s and the critical perspective that informed Gunn's essential genre history \u003ci\u003eAlternate Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e and his anthology series \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The editor's introduction and commentary show the historical significance of Gunn's work and its relevance to today's science fiction studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32114258837587,"sku":"9781476673196","price":36.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781476673196_c35be7f2-d52f-4384-97a3-ccf526fec876.jpg?v=1764501341","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/modern-science-fiction-a-critical-analysis-the-seminal-1951-thesis-with-a-new-introduction-and-commentary","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}