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Jules Verne Rediscovered: Didacticism and the Scientific Novel
Arthur B. Evans
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Hardback. Series: Contributions to the Study of World Literature. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 501.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to the Study of World Literature
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313260766
SKU
V9780313260766
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About Arthur B. Evans
ARTHUR B. EVANS is Assistant Professor of Romance Languages at DePauw University.
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