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This brilliant study of Verne's three cycles (1850-62, 1862-86, 1886-1916) analyzes the works from a biographical, sociohistorical, ideological, and narratological point of view. With a deep focus on Verne's pedagogical slant, Evans demonstrates convincingly the parallels between the French author's aim to `de-alienate' science and his aim to valorize learning, knowledge, and reading (his heroes conquer more knowledge for themselves and for the world). Choice
This first modern American study of Jules Verne offers a wide-ranging reappraisal of a very familiar but often misunderstood author and his works. In spite of his status as one of the most translated novelists of all time, Verne and his Voyages Extraordinaires have long been neglected in American literary scholarship. This book seeks to reaffirm Verne's significant contribution to the development of early science fiction through a detailed investigation of his romans scientifiques. Evans has focused his study on the didactic dimension of Verne's narratives, which were originally intended to teach the rudements of science and morality to French youth through the medium of popular fiction.
Contents
Prologue
Introduction: Jules Verne? Which One?
The Educational Project of the Voyages Extraordinaires
"The best of times ... the worst of times."
The Birth of the Scientific Novel
The Hand of Hetzel
Ideological Subtexts in the Voyages Extraordinaires
The Positivist Perspective
The Romantic Vision
Didactic Discourse in the Voyages Extraordinaires
Narrative Exposition and Pedagogy
Conclusion
Jules Verne and SF: The "Adaptivity Effect"
Bibliography
Index
