Jules Verne Rediscovered Didacticism and the Scientific Novel

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.Evans, Arthur B. is the author of 'Jules Verne Rediscovered Didacticism and the Scientific Novel' with ISBN 9780313260766 and ISBN 0313260761.