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The Orientalist Semiotics of "Dune": Religious and Historical References within Frank Herbert's Universe
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Abstract Frank Herbert's "Dune" (1965) is considered to be one of the most successful Science Fiction novels of the 20th century. It introduces its readers to a future universe, in which the production of the most valuable resource of the universe - 'spice' - is only possible on one vast desert planet called... mehr
Frank Herbert's "Dune" (1965) is considered to be one of the most successful Science Fiction novels of the 20th century. It introduces its readers to a future universe, in which the production of the most valuable resource of the universe - 'spice' - is only possible on one vast desert planet called Arrakis. "Dune" offers many different motifs, including a hero that eventually turns into a superhuman being. However, the novel is also rich of orientalist semiotics and relates to a sign system existent when Herbert wrote his book. Frank Jacob discusses these semiotics in detail and shows how much of "Lawrence of Arabia" is present in the story's plot.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
20. Jahrhundert; Film; Semiotik; Roman; Science Fiction
Klassifikation
Literaturwissenschaft, Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik
Medieninhalte, Aussagenforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
Lawrence of Arabia; Frank Herbert; Paul of Arrakis; Paul Atreides; colonialism; Dune; human collectivism; human-animal relations; T.E. Lawrence; political elitism; Denis Villeneuve; cross-generational audience; ecology; desert planet; religion; orientalism
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2022
Verlag
Büchner-Verlag
Erscheinungsort
Marburg
Seitenangabe
117 S.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14631/978-3-96317-851-1
ISBN
978-3-96317-851-1
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)