The Fortean Influence on Science Fiction: Charles Fort and the Evolution of the Genre

Charles Fort was an American researcher from the early twentieth century who cataloged reports of unexplained phenomena...
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Author: Tanner F. Boyle
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The Fortean Influence on Science Fiction: Charles Fort and the Evolution of the Genre by Boyle, Tanner F.

The Fortean Influence on Science Fiction: Charles Fort and the Evolution of the Genre

BD$112.33

The Fortean Influence on Science Fiction: Charles Fort and the Evolution of the Genre

BD$112.33
Author: Tanner F. Boyle
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Charles Fort was an American researcher from the early twentieth century who cataloged reports of unexplained phenomena he found in newspapers and science journals. A minor bestseller with a cult appeal, Fort's work was posthumously republished in the pulp science fiction magazine Astounding Stories in 1934. His idiosyncratic books fascinated, scared, and entertained readers, many of them authors and editors of science fiction. Fort's work prophesied the paranormal mainstays of SF literature to come: UFOs, poltergeists, strange disappearances, cryptids, ancient mysteries, unexplained natural phenomena, and everything in between. Science fiction authors latched on to Fort's topics and hypotheses as perfect fodder for SF stories. Writers like Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Robert Heinlein, H.P. Lovecraft, and others are examined in this exploration of Fortean science fiction--a genre that borrows from the reports and ideas of Fort and others who saw the possible science-fictional nature of our reality.

Author: Tanner F. Boyle
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 12/09/2020
Pages: 188
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781476677408

About the Author
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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