The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall
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Publication date | June 1835 |
"The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall" (1835) is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in the June 1835 issue of the monthly magazine Southern Literary Messenger as "Hans Phaall -- A Tale", intended by Poe to be a hoax.[1]
The story is regarded as one of the early examples of the modern science fiction genre.[2][3][4] The story traces the journey of a voyage to the moon.
Poe planned to continue the hoax in further installments, but was pre-empted by the
Plot summary
The story opens with the delivery to a crowd gathered in
Literary significance
Poe's story had an influence on, and is referenced in, Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon, which can be seen as a retelling of the story.[5] Verne acknowledged Poe as the creator of the "scientific novel" when he referred to him as 'le créateur du roman merveilleux scientifique'.
Poe later published a similar hoax, "The Balloon-Hoax", in the New York Sun in 1844.
See also
References
- ^ Ketterer, David. “Poe's Usage of the Hoax and the Unity of ‘Hans Phaall.’” Criticism, vol. 13, no. 4, 1971, pp. 377–385. Accessed 29 Nov. 2020.
- ^ Shenoy, Gautham. "Edgar Allan Poe – The father of science fiction? Factor Daily. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ "Edgar Allan Poe Pioneers Science Fiction." National Park Service. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ Olney, Clarke. “Edgar Allan Poe—Science-Fiction Pioneer.” The Georgia Review, vol. 12, no. 4, 1958, pp. 416–421. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41395580. Accessed 30 Nov. 2020.
- ISBN 0-521-79727-6
External links
- The full text of The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall at Wikisource
- Publication history and versions of "Hans Pfaall"
- "Hans Phaall -- A Tale", Southern Literary Messenger, Volume 1, Issue 10, June, 1835, pp. 565-580
- The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 1 public domain audiobook at LibriVox
- The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaal at Must-ReadClassics