The Mask of the Prophet: The Extraordinary Fictions of Jules Verne

by Andrew Martin

This provocative new study contends that Jules Verne was indeed more than just a writer of science fiction or harmless fantasies for children. Placing him squarely within the center of a strong literary tradition, Martin convincingly shows that a recurrent narrative, describing the strange destiny of a masked prophet who revolts against an empire, runs throughout Verne's Voyages extraordinaires. This theme, Martin argues, illuminates the paradoxes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198157983
• ISBN13: 9780198157984
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"