"Journey to The Center of The Earth" Story (1863 - present)
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A "Journey to The Center of The Earth" Story (1863 - present) is a Jules Verne story (by Jules Verne).
- Context:
- It can (typically) have a "Journey to The Center of The Earth" Story Plotline (story plotline).
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- It can be characterized by scientific exploration blended with imaginative fiction, embodying the subterranean fiction genre.
- It can integrate Victorian era scientific principles with speculative elements, creating a bridge between science and adventure fiction.
- It can serve as a seminal example of Voyages Extraordinaires, a series that emphasizes exploration and discovery.
- It can influence later literary works and genres, including time travel fiction and prehistoric fiction.
- It can depict journeys involving lava tube exploration, abseiling, and encounters with Mesozoic creatures.
- It can range from faithful adaptations to reimaginings in modern media, such as films, plays, and interactive experiences.
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- Example(s):
- The original novel, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), revised and expanded in 1867.
- Film Adaptations, such as the 1959 movie directed by Henry Levin and the 2008 version starring Brendan Fraser.
- Graphic Novels and illustrated editions, such as those featuring artwork by Édouard Riou.
- Interactive Media, including video games inspired by the story's themes.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- The Lost World (Conan Doyle novel), which shares themes of prehistoric discovery but takes place on a plateau rather than underground.
- Pellucidar, which explores a hollow Earth concept but diverges in tone and scientific grounding.
- Modern Subterranean Fiction, which may lack the scientific realism or adventure focus typical of Verne's work.
- See: The Hobbit, Jules Verne, Édouard Riou, Voyages Extraordinaires, Adventure Novel, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, The Adventures of Captain Hatteras, From The Earth to The Moon, Lava Tube, Abseiling, Snæfellsjökull, Mesozoic.
References
2024
- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth Retrieved:2024-11-30.
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (), also translated with the variant titles A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey into the Interior of the Earth, is a classic science fiction novel by Jules Verne. It was first published in French in 1864, then reissued in 1867 in a revised and expanded edition. Professor Otto Lidenbrock is the tale's central figure, an eccentric German scientist who believes there are volcanic tubes that reach to the very center of the earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their Icelandic guide Hans rappel into Iceland's celebrated inactive volcano Snæfellsjökull, then contend with many dangers, including cave-ins, subpolar tornadoes, an underground ocean, and living prehistoric creatures from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras (the 1867 revised edition inserted additional prehistoric material in Chaps. 37–39). Eventually the three explorers are spewed back to the surface by an active volcano, Stromboli, located in southern Italy.
The category of subterranean fiction existed well before Verne. However his novel's distinction lay in its well-researched Victorian science and its inventive contribution to the science-fiction subgenre of time travel—Verne's innovation was the concept of a prehistoric realm still existing in the present-day world. Journey inspired many later authors, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in his novel The Lost World, Edgar Rice Burroughs in his Pellucidar series,and J. R. R. Tolkien in The Hobbit.
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (), also translated with the variant titles A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey into the Interior of the Earth, is a classic science fiction novel by Jules Verne. It was first published in French in 1864, then reissued in 1867 in a revised and expanded edition. Professor Otto Lidenbrock is the tale's central figure, an eccentric German scientist who believes there are volcanic tubes that reach to the very center of the earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their Icelandic guide Hans rappel into Iceland's celebrated inactive volcano Snæfellsjökull, then contend with many dangers, including cave-ins, subpolar tornadoes, an underground ocean, and living prehistoric creatures from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras (the 1867 revised edition inserted additional prehistoric material in Chaps. 37–39). Eventually the three explorers are spewed back to the surface by an active volcano, Stromboli, located in southern Italy.