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RE: Some questions about Verne

From: <Greg.Kinney~at~UCHSC.edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 14:20:18 -0700
To: jvf~at~Gilead.org.il

i just bought this book and sent you a 10% discont on the bloody expensive
thing.
enjoy!
 
g

-----Original Message-----
From: Françoise Schiltz [mailto:F.I.SCHILTZ~at~soton.ac.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 4:58 AM
To: jvf~at~Gilead.org.il
Subject: Some questions about Verne


Hello,
 
I am a first year PhD student (from Luxembourg) at the university of
Southampton, UK, and I will be doing my thesis on the adaptation process
from novel to screen, taking Jules Verne's novels and their filmic
adaptations as my case-study. I am still at an early stage in my research
and would really appreciate some clarification on the following issues.
Whereas I read about P-J Hetzel and Michel Verne's roles in the creation and
reception of Jules Verne's novels and short stories, I am not sure to what
extent Verne modified Paschal Grousset's manuscripts of Les 500 Millions de
la Begum and L'Etoile du Sud. Did he re-write them entirely or only change
certain parts? Also, did Michel Verne write the short story In the year 2889
in English or did somebody else translate the story from French to English
before it was first published in the American magazine The Forum? Finally,
did Jules Verne choose the title Hier et Demain for a planned short story
collection or did his son think of that name when he published the
collection in 1910? Sorry for asking all these questions! I am really
interested in questions about authorship and control and would like to get
the information right. As I am busy putting a filmography of Verne inspired
films together, I would also appreciate if anyone has any information or
links that you think might be important or interesting for me.
 
Thank you for your time and help,
 
Françoise Schiltz
 
 
Received on Tue 10 Dec 2002 - 23:21:12 IST

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