The Fortean Influence on Science Fiction: Charles Fort and the Evolution of the Genre
Author:   Tanner F. Boyle ,  Donald E. Palumbo ,  C.W. Sullivan III
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9781476677408


Pages:   165
Publication Date:   30 December 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Tanner F. Boyle ,  Donald E. Palumbo ,  C.W. Sullivan III
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9781476677408


ISBN 10:   1476677409
Pages:   165
Publication Date:   30 December 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Key Abbreviations Preface Introduction: The Damned Facts 1. A Fortean Emergence: The Early SF/Forteana Relationship 2. Defining ­­Maybe-fiction 3. Lo! Forteana! Early Fortean SF Authors 4. Fort's Further Pulpy History: The Editors and the Historians 5. Continuation of Cosmic Dread: A Fortean Analysis of Arthur C. Clarke 6. Forteana and Religious Experience: A Fortean Analysis of Philip K. Dick 7. A Hard-Headed, Commonsensical Fortean: A Fortean Analysis of Robert A. Heinlein 8. Conspiracy and Forteana: A Fortean Analysis of Robert Anton Wilson 9. A Procession of the Damned: Fortean Footnotes 10. Afterthoughts Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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an engrossing and eye-opening book --Fortean Times


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Tanner F. Boyle is a writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania whose areas of research include science fiction, anomalistic literature, folklore, and religious literature.

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