
Poe: corazón científico. Los antecedentes de la ciencia ficción
Author(s) -
Fernando J. Ballesteros Roselló,
Eusebio V. Llácer Llorca
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
mètode. annual review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2174-9221
pISSN - 2174-3487
DOI - 10.7203/metode.0.3480
Subject(s) - humanities , art , history
When we talk about the origins of science fiction and literature, the names Herbert G. Wells or Jules Verne immediately come to mind, indeed these prolific late nineteenth-century authors inspired later generations. However, few take account of Edgar Allan Poe, an author from the beginning of that century who inspired the aforementioned authors. In fact, if Verne and Wells were the fathers of science fiction, then Poe was undoubtedly the grandfather.