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After London or Wild England 1911 Jefferies Science Fiction
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Hardcover. Jefferies, Richard. After London or Wild England. London: Duckworth & Co. 1911. vi+311+16 blz. Voorin naam geschreven (R.M.E. Yeats).
Jefferies\' novel can be seen as an early example of \"post-apocalyptic fiction.\" After some sudden and unspecified catastrophe has depopulated England, the countryside reverts to nature, and the few survivors to a quasi-medieval way of life.
The first part of the book, \"The Relapse into Barbarism\", is the account by some later historian of the fall of civilisation and its consequences, with a loving description of nature reclaiming England. The second part, \"Wild England\", is an adventure set many years later in the wild landscape and society.
The book is not without its flaws (notably the abrupt and unsatisfying ending) but is redeemed by the quality of the writing, particularly the unnervingly prophetic descriptions of the post-apocalyptic city and countryside. (Summary by Ruth Golding and Wikipedia)
Richard Jefferies\'s After London; or Wild England predates The War of the Worlds by more than a decade. Published in 1885, it describes the ecological repercussions of some unspecified disaster, and posits a return to barbarism. England\'s lost towns have spewed out their mice and rats, pets and domestic animals have perished or reverted to a few wild breeds, and the overgrown countryside is now populated by lurking savages: Bushmen, Romanies and \"foot gypsies.\" Descendants of the \"ancients\" live an embattled existence in settlements around a great inland lake, but little of the old civilisation remains: \"There are few books, and still fewer to read them; and these are all in manuscript, for though the way to print is not lost, it is not employed since no one wants books\" (Chaper 4). Although Jefferies did not foresee the space age, his novel is pioneering in another way, as an inspiration for the post-apocalyptic genre of science fiction.
Referentienummer 8463.
45 euro (vp)
Vraagprijs/bieden is exclusief verzendkosten. Verzendkosten 4,27 euro naar een afhaalpunt (DPD) of 6,95 euro met Postnl (bezorging aan huis). Afhalen ook mogelijk (op afspraak). Zie ook mijn andere advertenties voor gecombineerd verzenden.
Jefferies\' novel can be seen as an early example of \"post-apocalyptic fiction.\" After some sudden and unspecified catastrophe has depopulated England, the countryside reverts to nature, and the few survivors to a quasi-medieval way of life.
The first part of the book, \"The Relapse into Barbarism\", is the account by some later historian of the fall of civilisation and its consequences, with a loving description of nature reclaiming England. The second part, \"Wild England\", is an adventure set many years later in the wild landscape and society.
The book is not without its flaws (notably the abrupt and unsatisfying ending) but is redeemed by the quality of the writing, particularly the unnervingly prophetic descriptions of the post-apocalyptic city and countryside. (Summary by Ruth Golding and Wikipedia)
Richard Jefferies\'s After London; or Wild England predates The War of the Worlds by more than a decade. Published in 1885, it describes the ecological repercussions of some unspecified disaster, and posits a return to barbarism. England\'s lost towns have spewed out their mice and rats, pets and domestic animals have perished or reverted to a few wild breeds, and the overgrown countryside is now populated by lurking savages: Bushmen, Romanies and \"foot gypsies.\" Descendants of the \"ancients\" live an embattled existence in settlements around a great inland lake, but little of the old civilisation remains: \"There are few books, and still fewer to read them; and these are all in manuscript, for though the way to print is not lost, it is not employed since no one wants books\" (Chaper 4). Although Jefferies did not foresee the space age, his novel is pioneering in another way, as an inspiration for the post-apocalyptic genre of science fiction.
Referentienummer 8463.
45 euro (vp)
Vraagprijs/bieden is exclusief verzendkosten. Verzendkosten 4,27 euro naar een afhaalpunt (DPD) of 6,95 euro met Postnl (bezorging aan huis). Afhalen ook mogelijk (op afspraak). Zie ook mijn andere advertenties voor gecombineerd verzenden.