A Dune Companion - Characters, Places and Terms in Frank Herbert's Original Six Novels

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.

List of contents

Table of Contents

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

The Companion

Index

About the author

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

Product details

• Authors: Donald E Palumbo, Donald E. Palumbo, Palumbo Donald E.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2018
• EAN: 9781476669601
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6960-1
• No. of pages: 197
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy; Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Science Fiction, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Dune novels; ecology; monomyth