A Voyage to the Moon by Cyrano De Bergerac
A Voyage to the Moon is a novella written by Cyrano de Bergerac in 1657. The story follows a group of travelers who embark on a journey to the moon using a magical machine. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and challenges, including hostile creatures and treacherous terrain. Despite these setbacks, the travelers persevere and eventually reach their destination, where they discover a strange and wondrous world filled with fantastical creatures and landscapes. The novella is known for its imaginative and fanciful descriptions of the moon's surface and atmosphere, as well as its exploration of themes such as adventure, discovery, and the human spirit. It is considered a classic of French literature and continues to be widely read and studied today.
By Cyrano De Bergerac · First published 1657 · Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Satire · 14 chapters · 34,058 words
First lines
I Had been with some Friends at Clamard, a House near Paris, and magnificently Entertain'd there by Monsieur de Cuigy,[1] the Lord of it; when upon our return home, about Nine of the Clock at Night, the Air serene, and the Moon in the Full, the Contemplation of that bright Luminary furnished us with such variety of Thoughts as made the way seem shorter than, indeed, it was. Our Eyes being fixed upon that stately Planet, every one spoke what he thought of it: One would needs have it be a Garret Window of Heaven; another presently affirmed, That it was the Pan whereupon "Diana" smoothed "Apollo's" Bands; whilst another was of Opinion, That it might very well be the Sun himself, who putting his Locks up under his Cap at Night, peeped through a hole to observe what was doing in the World during his absence.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Cyrano De Bergerac
- Date: 1657 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Satire, Fantasy
- Length: 34,058 words
- Structure: 14 chapters, 335 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Science Fiction — The novel depicts a voyage to the moon which was a concept far beyond the scientific understanding and capabilities of the era in which it was written, making it clear science fiction.
- Adventure — The protagonist's journey from earth to the moon, encountering various difficulties and overcoming them, aligns with the adventure genre.
- Satire — On the moon, the protagonist encounters absurd, satirical societies that mock certain aspects of human behavior, fitting the satire genre.
- Fantasy — The novel's depiction of non-human entities and societies with different laws and customs on the moon falls into the fantasy genre.
Tags
satire · science fiction · fantasy · adventure · exploration · philosophy · imagination · cosmology · humor · allegory · social commentary · utopia
Contents
- "Of how the Voyage was Conceived."
- "Of how the Author set out, and where he first arrived."
- "Of his Conversation with the Vice-Roy of New France; and of the system of this Universe."
- "Of how at last he set out again for the Moon, tho without his own Will."
- "Of his Arrival there, and of the Beauty of that Country in which he fell."
- "Of a Youth whom he met there, and of their Conversation: what that country was, and the Inhabitants of it."
- "Being cast out from that Country, of the new" "Adventures which Befell him; and of the" Demon "of" Socrates
- "Of the Languages of the People in the Moon; of the Manner of Feeding there, and Paying the" Scot; "and of how the Author was taken to Court"
- "Of the Little" Spaniard "whom he met there, and of his quaint Wit; of" Vacuum, "Specific Weights, and sundry other Philosophical Matters"
- "Where the Author comes in doubt, whether he be a" Man, "an" Ape, "or an"
- "Of the Manner of making War in the Moon; and of how the Moon is not the Moon, nor the Earth the Earth."
- "Of a Philosophical Entertainment."
- "Of the little Animals that make up our Life, and likewise cause our Diseases; and of the Disposition of the Towns in the Moon."
- "Of the" Original "of All Things; of Atomes"; "and of the Operation of the Senses"