http://omeka.buechner-verlag.de/files/original/15/9783963178511_cover_jacob.jpg d8a515398a8be0072b4e69ab56b6c462 http://omeka.buechner-verlag.de/files/original/15/9783963178511_oa.pdf e842963f98b4ac41b66cb58363e27971 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Book This metadata set allows to add book metadata Title The Orientalist Semiotics of »Dune« Subtitle Religious and Historical References within Frank Herbert’s Universe Author/Editor Name of the Authors or Editors to be added in this field: Last Name, First Name Jacob, Frank Publisher Büchner-Verlag Year Published The year the book has been published to be added in this field 2022 Blurb 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. Keywords Lawrence of Arabia; Frank Herbert; Paul of Arrakis; Paul Atreides; colonialism; Dune; human collectivism; human-animal relations; T.E. Lawrence; political elitism; semiotics; science fiction; Denis Villeneuve; cross-generational audience; ecology; desert planet; religion; orientalism ISBN Print 978-3-96317-302-8 ISBN PDF 978-3-96317-851-1 DOI 10.14631/978-3-96317-851-1 Rights The license or copyright notice is to be added in this field CC BY-NC 4.0 Language en Type The type of publication is to be added in this field: Usually it will be just Book, Peer-reviewed Book, Edited Book Book Format Add available formats in this field pdf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Orientalist Semiotics of »Dune« : Religious and Historical References within Frank Herbert’s Universe Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jacob, Frank Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Büchner-Verlag Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022 Description An account of the resource 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. Subject The topic of the resource Lawrence of Arabia; Frank Herbert; Paul of Arrakis; Paul Atreides; colonialism; Dune; human collectivism; human-animal relations; T.E. Lawrence; political elitism; semiotics; science fiction; Denis Villeneuve; cross-generational audience; ecology; desert planet; religion; orientalism Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ISBN Print: 978-3-96317-302-8 ISBN PDF: 978-3-96317-851-1 DOI: 10.14631/978-3-96317-851-1 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC 4.0 Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Filmwissenschaft Frank Herbert Medienwissenschaft Orientalismus Science Fiction Semiotik