A Dune Companion

Characters, Places and Terms in Frank Herbert's Original Six Novels

Donald E. Palumbo (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

197 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6960-1 (ISBN)

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This companion to Frank Herbert's six original Dune novels provides an encyclopaedia of characters, locations, terms and other elements, and highlights the series' underrated aesthetic integrity. An extensive introduction covers themes of ecology, chaos theory, concepts and structures, and Joseph Campbell's monomyth in Herbert's narrative.

This companion to Frank Herbert's six original Dune novels--Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse: Dune--provides an encyclopedia of characters, locations, terms and other elements, and highlights the series' underrated aesthetic integrity. An extensive introduction discusses the theme of ecology, chaos theory concepts and structures, and Joseph Campbell's monomyth in Herbert's narratives.

Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Ecology, Chaos-Theory Concepts and Structures, and the Monomyth in Frank Herbert’s Dune Novels

The Companion

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	20.09.2018
Reihe/Serie	Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Zusatzinfo	index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	249 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4766-6960-0 / 1476669600
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6960-1 / 9781476669601
Zustand	Neuware