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    VERNE: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea
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• • 维恩: 海底两万里 / VERNE: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea
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  • Jules Verne20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne’s fascination with the sea began in the greatFrench seaport of Nantes, where he was born in 1828. Such was his passion forships that in 1839, when he was only eleven, he ran away from home to be asailor. His adventure did not last long however, and after returning home in disgrace, he promised his distraught mother: ‘After this Iwill travel only in the imagination.’ But it would be many years before hecould give free rein to his imaginative powers. In 1848 he was sent to Paris to complete his studies as alawyer. Radical socialist thinking was sweeping through Revolutionary France,and Verne was drawn to the radical writers, scientist and musicians of thetime. He turned his back on his studies and became the secretary to the ThéâtreLyrique. During this time he wrote several plays and short stories, but he hadlittle talent as a dramatist. In 1856, Verne married a young widow, HonorineMorel. She already had two children and in order to support his new family,Verne took a job on the Paris Bourse. However, Verne did not give up on his literary ambitions. Hecontinued to write, and his friendship with the radical Pierre-Jean Hetzel wasto prove crucial. Hetzel started a magazine for young people and Verne becameone of its most popular contributors. Now Verne was able to combine hislifelong fascination for geography, science and technology with his talent forentertaining and accessible writing and his first successful novel, Five Weeksin a Balloon was published in 1863. Next came Journey to the Centre of theEarth, an extraordinary exploration of the earth’s core, followed by From theEarth to the Moon. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was published in two parts in1869 and 1870. At this time, underwater exploration was in its infancy. Adiving apparatus had been introduced in 1865, but compressed air was not useduntil 1875. Thus he used primitive new technology and took it into near realmsof sophistication while still remaining well within the limits of possibility;this understanding of technology imbues his writing with the vital ingredientof all fine science fiction: plausibility. Verne was also the master ofadventure and suspense but his political ideas were never far from the surface.Through Captain Nemo, he was also able to explore his abiding interest in thefreedom of the individual: Nemo could only really be free under the sea, beyondthe control of oppressive nation states. Verne’s abiding popularity lies therefore in hisextraordinarily prescient view of the future, his huge talent as a storytellerand in his fascination for the natural world and the men who are destined toexplore its mysteries. Notes by Heather Godwin John Carlisle John Carlisle is a familar figure on the British stage. He hasbeen a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for over a decade where, as anAssociate Artist, he has taken a variety of key roles in classical drama fromShakespeare to Chekhov, as well as in 20th century works. He has also been seenregularly on television in work including Lovejoy and Cyrano de Bergerac.
  • • 作品列表
    • • CD01
      • 作品编号：23223  20,000 Leagues under the Sea

      • Floating Reef

      • I Form My Opinion

      • Full Steam Ahead

      • The Narwhal

      • In The Sea

      • Rescued

      • Captain Nemo

      • A Submarine Forest

      • On Land

      • Mysterious Confinement

      • A Burial

      • The Arabian Tunnel

      • CD02
      • 作品编号：23223  20,000 Leagues under the Sea

      • We Make Plans

      • An Opportunity

      • Vigo Bay

      • A Vanished Continent

      • The Iceberg

      • The South Pole

      • Trapped

      • No Air

      • The Giant Octopus

      • Attack

      • Escape