The History Of Science Fiction And Its Toy Figurines

Author : Luigi Toiati
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 1031 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781399005555

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The History of Science Fiction and Its Toy Figurines by Luigi Toiati Pdf

Science fiction, as the name suggests, is the combination of science and fantasy. In addition to a literary form, it also encompasses film, TV, comics, toys and our beloved toy astronauts, or other figures such as aliens, monsters and other playable genres. The term science fiction was coined by publisher Hugo Gernsbach around the first decades of the last century to refer to the predominantly 'space' adventures covered in his magazines. Space invaded radio, cinema, TV, and consequently for a long time toy figurines were predominantly space-related, later evolving into other themes. This lavishly illustrated book covers both the history of literary science fiction, following in the footsteps of contemporary official criticism, and toy figurines inspired by science fiction. You will also find several other themes, such as the link between science fiction figures and cinema, radio, TV, comics, and more. Luigi Toiati offers to both guide the reader on an often-nostalgic walk through science fiction in all its various forms, and to describe the figurines and brands associated with it.

Author : Mark Rich
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786443925

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Toys in the Age of Wonder by Mark Rich Pdf

By the middle 1800s, toys were appearing in forms that drew upon--and that inspired--advances in areas such as optics, biology, geography, transportation, and automation. In these decades, too, a new type of wonder tale was being brought to maturity by a Poe-inspired Jules Verne. The modern wonder tale's highly-charged vision expressed the hopes and the fears, and the delights and the traumas, engendered by "new worlds idealism"--that Western pursuit of both mechanical and geographical conquest. Exploring realms belonging to childhood, literature, science, and history, this innovative study weaves together the histories of wonder tales and children's toys, focusing specifically on their modern aspects and how they reflect and express the social attitudes of that time period beginning around 1859 and ending around 1957.

Author : Mark Rich
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476639789

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Toys in the Age of Wonder by Mark Rich Pdf

By the middle 1800s, toys were appearing in forms that drew upon--and that inspired--advances in areas such as optics, biology, geography, transportation, and automation. In these decades, too, a new type of wonder tale was being brought to maturity by a Poe-inspired Jules Verne. The modern wonder tale's highly-charged vision expressed the hopes and the fears, and the delights and the traumas, engendered by "new worlds idealism"--that Western pursuit of both mechanical and geographical conquest. Exploring realms belonging to childhood, literature, science, and history, this innovative study weaves together the histories of wonder tales and children's toys, focusing specifically on their modern aspects and how they reflect and express the social attitudes of that time period beginning around 1859 and ending around 1957.

Author : Stephen J. Sansweet,Steve Essig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Fantasy television programs
ISBN : 0931064279

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Science Fiction Toys and Models by Stephen J. Sansweet,Steve Essig Pdf

Author : Xavier Dollo,Djibril Morissette-Phan
Publisher : Humanoids, Inc.
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781643379470

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The History of Science Fiction: A Graphic Novel Adventure by Xavier Dollo,Djibril Morissette-Phan Pdf

Journey through time and space with this graphic novel history of the science fiction genre.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1292 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Trademarks
ISBN : WISC:89096496377

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Anonim Pdf

Author : Brian Wilson Aldiss,David Wingrove
Publisher : New York : Atheneum
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Literature and science
ISBN : UOM:49015000551987

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Trillion Year Spree by Brian Wilson Aldiss,David Wingrove Pdf

Author : Paul Kent Alkon
Publisher : Twayne Publishers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fantastic fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015026906290

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Science Fiction Before 1900 by Paul Kent Alkon Pdf

A "Choice" Outstanding Academic Book, "Science Fiction Before 1900" is an accessible and fascinating overview of the evolution and early history of science fiction. Investigating works that marked significant turning points in the early evolution of the genre, including "Frankenstein," "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" and "The Time Machine," Paul Alkon places these works in context. He also discusses science fiction and its complex relationship to other genres. This book will be a great addition to the emerging field of science fiction study. A chronology of significant events, works and figures from the genre's history, notes and references and an extensive bibliographic essay with recommended reading round out the volume.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0873413725

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Today's Hottest Collectibles by Anonim Pdf

More than 1,300 identifying photos and 10,000 values make this resource of current popular areas of collecting a must-have for every garage sale, antique store, or auction browser.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Horror films
ISBN : UOM:39015057993043

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Cinefantastique by Anonim Pdf

Author : Adam Roberts
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 113756959X

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The History of Science Fiction by Adam Roberts Pdf

This book is the definitive critical history of science fiction. The 2006 first edition of this work traced the development of the genre from Ancient Greece and the European Reformation through to the end of the 20th century. This new 2nd edition has been revised thoroughly and very significantly expanded. An all-new final chapter discusses 21st-century science fiction, and there is new material in every chapter: a wealth of new readings and original research. The author’s groundbreaking thesis that science fiction is born out of the 17th-century Reformation is here bolstered with a wide range of new supporting material and many hundreds of 17th- and 18th-century science fiction texts, some of which have never been discussed before. The account of 19th-century science fiction has been expanded, and the various chapters tracing the twentieth-century bring in more writing by women, and science fiction in other media including cinema, TV, comics, fan-culture and other modes.

Author : Steve Holland,Alex Summersby
Publisher : Harper Design
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-03
Category : Art
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215462669

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Sci-Fi Art by Steve Holland,Alex Summersby Pdf

This richly illustrated book features the best science fiction art created over the last 150 years. Chapters bring to light the most groundbreaking and talked about sci-fi art in every medium from comic books and movies to posters and video games. Full-color throughout.

Author : David Kyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Science fiction
ISBN : 0600502945

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A Pictorial History of Science Fiction by David Kyle Pdf

Author : James Gunn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781608195527

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The Toy Collector by James Gunn Pdf

A tragicomic novel about nostalgia, addiction, and 1970s action figures. The Toy Collector is a wickedly funny portrait of a young man who sells stolen pharmaceuticals to finance his growing addiction to memorabilia. An orderly at a Times Square hospital, he buys his toys at exorbitant prices, searching the familiar tacky plastic in a perverse effort to avoid adulthood. As the story switches from the make-believe world he creates with his childhood friends-populated by Scrunch-Em, Grow-Em Dinosaurs and toy robots-to the grown-up pleasures of sex, drugs and alcohol, James falls in and out of love, and stumbles through New York City in search of dubious redemption.

Author : Daniel Ichbiah
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114591378

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Robots by Daniel Ichbiah Pdf

Presents an overview of the history of the robot, culled from interviews with experts such as scientists, surgeons, manufactures, science fiction writers, artists, filmmakers, and provides information on the role they play in daily life and speculates on their future.