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The Orientalist Semiotics of "Dune": Religious and Historical References within Frank Herbert's Universe
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Abstract 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... view more
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 Arrakis. "Dune" offers many different motifs, including a hero that eventually turns into a superhuman being. However, the novel is also rich of orientalist semiotics and relates to a sign system existent when Herbert wrote his book. Frank Jacob discusses these semiotics in detail and shows how much of "Lawrence of Arabia" is present in the story's plot.... view less
Keywords
science fiction; film; semiotics; twentieth century; novel
Classification
Science of Literature, Linguistics
Media Contents, Content Analysis
Free Keywords
Lawrence of Arabia; Frank Herbert; Paul of Arrakis; Paul Atreides; colonialism; Dune; human collectivism; human-animal relations; T.E. Lawrence; political elitism; Denis Villeneuve; cross-generational audience; ecology; desert planet; religion; orientalism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
Büchner-Verlag
City
Marburg
Page/Pages
117 p.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14631/978-3-96317-851-1
ISBN
978-3-96317-851-1
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed