The Orientalist Semiotics of Dune: Religious and Historical References within Frank Herbert’s Universe

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...

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Main Author:	Jacob, Frank
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Subjects:	20. Jahrhundert Biography, Literature and Literary studies colonialism cross-generational audience Cultural and media studies Denis Villeneuve desert planet Dune ecology Fiction and Related items Films, cinema Frank Herbert Herbert, Frank.-Dune human collectivism human-animal relations Lawrence of Arabia Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literature: history and criticism Media studies Orientalism Paul Atreides Paul of Arrakis Performing arts political elitism religion Science fiction Semiotics SOCIAL SCIENCE Society and culture: general Society and Social Sciences T.E. Lawrence The Arts
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