City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 9-2016 Jules Verne Constructs America: From Utopia to Dystopia Dana L. Radu The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1466 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] Jules Verne Constructs America: From Utopia to Dystopia by Dana L. Radu A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in French in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2016 ii © 2016 DANA L. RADU All Rights Reserved iii Jules Verne Constructs America: From Utopia to Dystopia by Dana L. Radu This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in French in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 08/09/2016 ____________________________________ Date Julia Przybos Chair of Examining Committee 08/09/2016 ____________________________________ Date Francesca Canadé Sautman Executive Officer Supervisory Committee: Peter Consenstein Bettina Lerner Julia Przybos THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iv ABSTRACT Jules Verne Constructs America: From Utopia to Dystopia by Dana L. Radu Advisor: Julia Przybos In my dissertation, I examine visions of the United States in Jules Verne’s (1828-1905) Voyages extraordinaires (1863-1905). Of the sixty-four novels that make up that series, twenty- three, over one-third, feature American characters or take place on American soil.