H. G. Wells's The Time Machine and the Odd Consequence of Progress Export

@article{citeulike:384599, abstract = {The Time Machine of H. G. Wells stands as one of the foundational works of science fiction. It is a true product of its time, a reflection of the fast pace of technological development and social change that makes a romance of the ideology of advancement for its own sake. But between the lines of its \&\#8220;adventure\&\#8221; plot, we find evidence of another, more complex story being told. Wells's work is plagued by ambivalence about the outcome of social and scientific progress\&\#8212;the selfsame progress that gave birth to the time machine in the first place. The Time Machine, in short, is preoccupied by an anxiety about a catastrophe just around the corner, not one born of global war or political turmoil but rather of the absence of turmoil, of need, of struggle. The idea and possibility of fiction itself becomes entangled in this problem of the everyday catastrophe, as it nearly suffocates under the conditions of the utopian society which it creates.}, author = {Sayeau, Michael}, citeulike-article-id = {384599}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10282580500334296}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/gcjr/2005/00000008/00000004/art00007}, doi = {10.1080/10282580500334296}, issn = {1028-2580}, journal = {Contemporary Justice Review}, keywords = {absence, advancement, adventure, ambivalence, anxiety, catastrophe, change, consequence, culture, fiction, h\_g\_wells, ideology, imagination, literature, machinery, machines, need, novels, oddity, politics, progress, romance, science, science\_fiction, society, struggle, technology, time, turmoil, utopia, war, writing}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {431--445}, posted-at = {2009-11-11 00:09:37}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge, part of the Taylor \& Francis Group}, title = {H. G. Wells\&\#039;s The Time Machine and the Odd Consequence of Progress}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10282580500334296}, volume = {8}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:384599 L3 - citeulike-article-id:384599 N2 - The Time Machine of H. G. Wells stands as one of the foundational works of science fiction. It is a true product of its time, a reflection of the fast pace of technological development and social change that makes a romance of the ideology of advancement for its own sake. But between the lines of its “adventure” plot, we find evidence of another, more complex story being told. Wells's work is plagued by ambivalence about the outcome of social and scientific progress—the selfsame progress that gave birth to the time machine in the first place. The Time Machine, in short, is preoccupied by an anxiety about a catastrophe just around the corner, not one born of global war or political turmoil but rather of the absence of turmoil, of need, of struggle. The idea and possibility of fiction itself becomes entangled in this problem of the everyday catastrophe, as it nearly suffocates under the conditions of the utopian society which it creates. IS - 4 JF - Contemporary Justice Review SN - 1028-2580 EP - 445 TI - H. G. Wells's The Time Machine and the Odd Consequence of Progress PB - Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group VL - 8 SP - 431 KW - absence KW - advancement KW - adventure KW - ambivalence KW - anxiety KW - catastrophe KW - change KW - consequence KW - culture KW - fiction KW - h_g_wells KW - ideology KW - imagination KW - literature KW - machinery KW - machines KW - need KW - novels KW - oddity KW - politics KW - progress KW - romance KW - science KW - science_fiction KW - society KW - struggle KW - technology KW - time KW - turmoil KW - utopia KW - war KW - writing AU - Sayeau, Michael PY - 2005/12// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10282580500334296 ER -