Romanesques

Jules Verne ou Les inventions romanesques

Volume editor Christophe Reffait Volume editor Alain Schaffner Series edited by Aurélie Adler

Book cover: Romanesques

Extent: 505 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Literary Studies

Series: Romanesques

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(July 2026)

ISBN: 9782406211402

5.94 x 8.66 inches

Price: $68.00

In stock

Beyond technical inventions and dream machines, this work examines the inventiveness of Verne’s novels in relation to the genres he explored and engaged with: adventure novels, travel narratives, coming-of-age stories, and even sentimental novels. Their humorous, ironic, and metafictional qualities are also brought to light.

Christophe Reffait est professeur de littérature française à l’université de Picardie – Jules Verne et travaille sur le roman du XIXe siècle (Émile Zola, Jules Verne) et la notion de romanesque. Il a publié Les lois de l’économie selon les romanciers du XIXe siècle (Paris, 2020).

  • Volume editor Christophe Reffait
  • Volume editor Alain Schaffner
  • Series edited by Aurélie Adler