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.

Sommario

Table of Contents

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

The Companion

Index

Info autore

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Donald E Palumbo, Donald E. Palumbo, Palumbo Donald E.
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.08.2018
• EAN: 9781476669601
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6960-1
• Pagine: 197
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Peso: 249 g
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy; Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Science Fiction, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Dune novels; ecology; monomyth