Classics Considered

3 responses to “Six Classics That Deserve More Love – Episode 12”

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   Stephen

   February 6, 2018 at 1:43 am

   I'm most intrigued by that Verne one. The anarchist (misanthrope, perhaps?) sounds a little like Nemo, but to a more extreme degree. Thank you for sharing these!

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   Marian H

   February 6, 2018 at 5:42 am

   Thanks Stephen, I hope you enjoy Magellania if you get a chance to read it! Kaw-djer is very like Nemo…those types of characters must really have appealed to Verne on a human level, even if he didn't agree with their outlook.

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   Stephen

   February 6, 2018 at 3:19 pm

   Well, Jack London did the same sort of thing with his characters Wolf Larsen and Martin Eden: they're these nietzschean wannabes, these physical and intellectual titans who are constantly fighting for — something. Larsen plays his energy against the waves and whales, and Eden is at first distracted by wanting to win over the love of a woman…but both of them meet bad ends. As you say with Verne, I think London was fascinated by their \”wildness\” even if he disagreed with their philosophy.

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