Jules Verne Narratives of Modernity

This collection of essays reflect the diversity of approaches currently being brought to bear on the writings of Jules Verne. "An indispensable book for those who want to see how far we have come along the path toward a better understanding of Verne."--Science Fiction Studies

List of Contributors

vii

Verne, SF, and Modernity: an Introduction

1

(10)

Edmund J. Smyth

Jules Verne and the French Literary Canon

11

(29)

Arthur B. Evans

Jules Verne and the Limitations of Literature

40

(6)

Daniel Compere

The Fiction of Science, or the Science of Fiction

46

(14)

Timothy Unwin

'L'Ici-bas' and 'I'Au-dela' ... but Not as they Knew it. Realism, Utopianism and Science Fiction in the Novels of Jules Verne

60

(18)

Sarah Capitanio

A Hitchhiker's Guide to Paris: Paris au XXe siecle

78

(16)

David Platten

Future Past: Myth, Inversion and Regression in Verne's Underground Utopia

94

(15)

David Meakin

Measurement and Mystery in Verne

109

(13)

Trevor Harris

The Science is Fiction: Jules Verne, Raymond Roussel and Surrealism

122

(20)

Terry Hale

Andrew Hugill

Mysterious Masterpiece

142

(15)

William Butcher

Index

157

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