― DV, Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Andrew L, Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― mark s, Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Pete, Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
Hitler is from the German Romantic tradition. I'd say a German Verne would be more from the German Classical tradition.
― dave q, Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― N., Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Momus, Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Monday, 13 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― DV, Tuesday, 14 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
walter benjamin haha
― mark s, Tuesday, 14 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dada, Wednesday, 30 July 2003 05:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Tad (llamasfur), Wednesday, 30 July 2003 05:49 (twenty years ago) link
wow, I saw this thread title and thought "Great question!" and then realised I had asked it.
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Thursday, 15 October 2009 16:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Germany was the land of Progress
Not in the 19th century it wasn't!
― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 15 October 2009 16:43 (fourteen years ago) link
http://io9.com/5199772/german-sf-through-two-world-wars-and-the-berlin-wall
I'm sure Jess Nevins has dug up some stuff on this, too, but it's probably sprinkled through his Encyclopedia Of Fantastic Victoriana rather than in one handy essay.
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 15 October 2009 16:49 (fourteen years ago) link
very late to this, but Kepler, yer actual Kepler, an german, wrote the proto-verne/wells story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnium_(Kepler)
― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Thursday, 15 October 2009 20:28 (fourteen years ago) link
Just got a hold of a copy of The Black Mirror, which was discussed in Daniel's link. Also reserved a copy of one of Rottensteiner's other books, View From Another Shore: European Science Fiction. Time permitting, I will try to read them and report back.
― Bloggers Might Ride (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 10 November 2009 18:40 (fourteen years ago) link