Damon Knight on Early Science Fiction (Lucian, Poe, Verne)

Legendary SF author Damon Knight discusses science fiction from before the genre was established. He begins with early tales of moon voyages (Lucian, Cyrano de Bergerac) and contrasts 19th-century authors Edgar Allan Poe and Jules Verne. (A second half dealing with H.G. Wells and later writers is forthcoming) This interview is excerpted from the Literature of SF DVD available at http://www2.ku.edu/~sfcenter/. It's brought to you by AboutSF and the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas. For more info, visit http://www.aboutsf.com.

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[sinhog]

I agree with Izzylsou

[ramtha9]

I was named 'Damon' from the writers, Damon Runyon and Damon Knight. Cool to see Mr. Knight in this. I pray I will become as intelligent as this guy. Thanks aboutsf.

[IzzyIsou]

We need more of these interesting and educational videos on YouTube. Thanks for posting.

[Chaffinch4]

One of my favourite's gets a mention - Voltaire's Micromégas. An excellent read!

[philitree]

What a treasure! Who thought to film this?