Frank Herbert's "Dune" : a critical companion / Kara Kennedy.
Kennedy, Kara.
2022
PS3558.E63
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Title Frank Herbert's "Dune" : a critical companion / Kara Kennedy.
Author Kennedy, Kara.
ISBN 9783031139352 (electronic bk.)
3031139356 (electronic bk.)
3031139348
9783031139345
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13935-2
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-13935-2 doi
Call Number PS3558.E63
Dewey Decimal Classification 813/.5409
Summary This book offers a critical study of Frank Herberts Dune (1965), the worlds bestselling science fiction novel. Kara Kennedy discusses the novels exploration of politics and religion, its influential ecological messages, the focus on the human mind and consciousness, the complex nature of the archetypal hero, and the depiction of womens influence and control. In Dune, Herbert demonstrated that sophistication, complexity, and a multi-layered world with three-dimensional characters could sit comfortably within the science fiction genre. Underneath its deceptively simple storyline sits a wealth of historical and philosophical contexts and influences that make it a rich masterpiece open to multiple interpretations. Kennedys study shows the continuing relevance of the novel in the 21st century due to its classic themes and its concerns about the future of humanity, as well as the ongoing nature of issues such as ecological disruption and conflicts over resources and religion. Kara Kennedy is a researcher, writer, and educator in the areas of science fiction, digital literacy, and writing. She is an avid scholar of Dune who has lectured and published on various topics including world-building. She posts literary analyses of Dune for a mainstream audience on her blog DuneScholar.com. She is the author of Womens Agency in the Dune Universe: Tracing Womens Liberation through Science Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan 2021).
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Series Palgrave science fiction and fantasy.
Available in Other Form FRANK HERBERT'S "DUNE".
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Chapter 1.Introduction
Chapter 2. Power, Politics, and Religion
Chapter 3. Ecology and the Environment
Chapter 4. Mind and Consciousness
Chapter 5. Heroes and Masculinity
Chapter 6. Womens Influence and Control
Chapter 7. A Complex World.

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