edisonade
English
Etymology
Edison + -ade, coined by John Clute in 1993, after inventor Thomas Edison.
Noun
edisonade (plural edisonades)
- (science fiction) A genre of science fiction and adventure fiction featuring a brilliant robust inventor, engineer or scientist hero who has an adventure in the wilds of the world, created from the mid-19th century to early 20th century, mostly American. [from 1993]
Coordinate terms
- scientific romance (“European science-fiction genre of the same period”)
Translations
genre of fiction
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See also
- robinsonade
- steampunk
- gaslight romance
- space opera
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