Anno 7603
- by Johan Herman Wessel
- Play
- Fantasy, Experimental
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- Danish
- Anno 7603 by Johan Herman Wessel (Unpreformed play, 1781).
After lovers Julie and Leander wonder how the world would be if each other had the better qualities of the opposite gender, the fairy Feen takes them forward in time to see the effects that raising children in just that way has had.
Although the play is universally reviled for a lack of literary aspirations, it has developed a bit of a cult following as perhaps the earliest example of social science fiction (don’t pay attention to the fairy behind the curtain) and human time travel!
Although the play is universally reviled for a lack of literary aspirations, it has developed a bit of a cult following as perhaps the earliest example of social science fiction (don’t pay attention to the fairy behind the curtain) and human time travel!
—Michael Main
Now my children! You wish to remake each other? Julie, you want your lover transformed into a more tender companion? And you Leander, you would rather that your Julie had a more aggressive bearing?
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 1700 to 1799: presumed starting period
- Near Future, AD 2300 and Beyond: A.D. 7603
- Time Travel Methods
- Fictional Tags
Variants
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- Anno 7603 by Johan Herman Wessel (Unpreformed play, 1781).