The apparent self-sufficiency of joie de vivre means that, despite the widespread use of the phrase since the late nineteenth century, the concept has rarely been explored critically. Joie de vivre does not readily surrender itself to examination, for it is in a sense too busy b…
A hundred years after his death, Jules Verne (1828-1905) has in the popular imagination become synonymous with prediction of the future. Yet the actual texts of Verne's major novels (the vast series known as the Voyages extraordinaires) still remain unknown to many. In the Engli…
Jules Verne (1828-1905), in popular imagination, is synonymous with prediction of the future. He was a master of the self-conscious novel, his work a pastiche of science discourse. The author makes a compelling case for Verne as a master of the 19th century experimental novel, i…
A hundred years after his death, Jules Verne (1828-1905) has in the popular imagination become synonymous with prediction of the future. Yet the actual texts of Verne's major novels still remain unknown to many.
A hundred years after his death, Jules Verne (1828-1905) has in the popular imagination become synonymous with prediction of the future. Yet the actual texts of Verne's major novels (the vast series known as the Voyages extraordinaires) still remain unknown to many. In the Engli…
"This book sets out to challenge an enduring legacy of misconceptions about Jules Verne's standing as a novelist by focusing on his innovatives, experimental approach to the genre. Discussion ranges widely over Verne's literary output, covering not only his best-known works, but…