Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Pete Teaches Science Fiction --Class #2

Early writers

 Science Fiction Writers!
 Science Fiction Writers? 

Jules Verne

1828-1905 

"Voyage Extroadinaire" / Extraordinary Voyages

French adventure writer who enjoyed writing stories that include a technological wonder



Homer??

Odyssey? Illiad?


Could Homer have believed cyclopses really existed? See L. Sprague De Camp's interesting non-fiction book, "Lands Beyond."


H.G. Wells

1866-1946

Socialist with pacifist leanings 

Wrote science fiction which said something about society. 

War of the Worlds imagery 








Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels??

Political satire?? 



Edgar Rice Burroughs

1875-1950

American, the escapist, heroic branch of science fiction

Art based on Edgar Rice Burroughs fiction


Image result for edgar rice burroughs art



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