Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Science Fiction
- The Cambridge History of Science Fiction
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- On Not Defining Science Fiction: An Introduction
- Part I Before the New Wave
- 1 Science Fiction before Science Fiction: Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern SF
- 2 Interrelations: Science Fiction and the Gothic
- 3 European Science Fiction in the Nineteenth Century
- 4 Inventing New Worlds: The Age of Manifestos and Utopias
- 5 War Machines and Child Geniuses: American Edisonades
- 6 Afrofuturism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
- 7 Science Fiction, Modernism, and the Avant-Garde
- 8 The Gernsback Years: Science Fiction and the Pulps in the 1920s and 1930s
- 9 Astounding Stories: John W. Campbell and the Golden Age, 1938–1950
- 10 Science Fiction in Continental Europe before the Second World War
- 11 Rise of the Supermen: Science Fiction during the Second World War
- 12 Utopia … : Science Fiction in the 1950s and 1960s
- 13 … or Bust: Science Fiction and the Bomb, 1945–1960
- 14 Women in the Golden Age of Science Fiction
- 15 Better Living through Chemistry: Science Fiction and Consumerism in the Cold War
- 16 “The Golden Age of Science Fiction Is Twelve”: Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction into the 1980s
- 17 Spectacular Horizons: The Birth of Science Fiction Film, Television, and Radio, 1900–1959
- 18 Fandom and Fan Culture in the Golden Age and Beyond
- 19 Science Fiction and Its Critics
- Part II The New Wave
- Part III After the New Wave
- Select Bibliography
- Index
16 - “The Golden Age of Science Fiction Is Twelve”: Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction into the 1980s
from Part I - Before the New Wave
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2018
- The Cambridge History of Science Fiction
- The Cambridge History of Science Fiction
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- On Not Defining Science Fiction: An Introduction
- Part I Before the New Wave
- 1 Science Fiction before Science Fiction: Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern SF
- 2 Interrelations: Science Fiction and the Gothic
- 3 European Science Fiction in the Nineteenth Century
- 4 Inventing New Worlds: The Age of Manifestos and Utopias
- 5 War Machines and Child Geniuses: American Edisonades
- 6 Afrofuturism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
- 7 Science Fiction, Modernism, and the Avant-Garde
- 8 The Gernsback Years: Science Fiction and the Pulps in the 1920s and 1930s
- 9 Astounding Stories: John W. Campbell and the Golden Age, 1938–1950
- 10 Science Fiction in Continental Europe before the Second World War
- 11 Rise of the Supermen: Science Fiction during the Second World War
- 12 Utopia … : Science Fiction in the 1950s and 1960s
- 13 … or Bust: Science Fiction and the Bomb, 1945–1960
- 14 Women in the Golden Age of Science Fiction
- 15 Better Living through Chemistry: Science Fiction and Consumerism in the Cold War
- 16 “The Golden Age of Science Fiction Is Twelve”: Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction into the 1980s
- 17 Spectacular Horizons: The Birth of Science Fiction Film, Television, and Radio, 1900–1959
- 18 Fandom and Fan Culture in the Golden Age and Beyond
- 19 Science Fiction and Its Critics
- Part II The New Wave
- Part III After the New Wave
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
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- The Cambridge History of Science Fiction , pp. 265 - 278Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019