'Voyage to the Moon' and Other Imaginary Lunar Flights of Fancy in Antebellum America

Hardback

Main Details

Title 'Voyage to the Moon' and Other Imaginary Lunar Flights of Fancy in Antebellum America
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Paul C. Gutjahr
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:274
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
ISBN/Barcode 9781783087402
ClassificationsDewey:813/.0876609
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Anthem Press
Imprint Anthem Press
Publication Date 22 March 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'Voyage to the Moon' And Other Imaginary Lunar Flights of Fancy in Antebellum America gathers for the first time in a scholarly critical edition four moon voyage stories published by Americans prior to the Civil War. Included in this volume are the works by George Tucker, Edgar Allan Poe, Richard Adams Locke and John Leonard Riddell. Along with a general introduction to the collection as a whole, each story has its own introductory material along with explanatory footnotes and appendixes to help identify the key points of its textual and cultural history.

Author Biography

Paul C. Gutjahr is Ruth Halls Professor of English at Indiana University, US.