Literary Galaxy of Star Trek: An Analysis of References and Themes in the Television Series and Films

by James F. Broderick

Book Overview

How is the android Data like Shakespeare's character Hamlet? Is the vengeful Khan (original series episode "Space Seed" and the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan) an echo of Captain Ahab in Moby Dick? The links between Star Trek and literature are vast: themes and characters that reflect those in classic literature; characters that quote literature in their dialog; and an enormous body of nonfiction books, novels, articles that have grown from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786425717
• ISBN13: 9780786425716
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher