Writing the Anthropocene: J.-H. Rosny aîné, 1911-1912

Authors

  • Jérôme David Université de Genève

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51777/relief17630

Keywords:

J.H. Rosny aîné, anthropocene, science fiction

Abstract

Two novels by J.-H. Rosny aîné published in quick succession (La Guerre du feu, 1911, and La Mort de la terre,  1912), form a diptych that suggests a history of life on earth, from its origins to the extinction of mankind in the distant future. Human beings appear to be responsible for their own demise, in a chronology in which the beginning of the 20th century assumes an importance that is at once indefinite, agonizing and decisive.

Author Biography

Jérôme David, Université de Genève

Jérôme David is professor of French literature and literature didactics at the University of Geneva.

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Published

2023-09-15

How to Cite

David, J. (2023) “Writing the Anthropocene: J.-H. Rosny aîné, 1911-1912”, RELIEF - REVUE ÉLECTRONIQUE DE LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE, 17(1), pp. 101–109. doi: 10.51777/relief17630.

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2023): Science fiction and the teaching of politics

Section

Thematic Dossier

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