Chaos theory, Asimov's Foundations and Robots, and Herbert's Dune: the fractal aesthetic of epic science fiction

2003; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 41; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.41-0798

ISSN

1943-5975

Autores

Donald Palumbo,

Tópico(s)

Gothic Literature and Media Analysis

Resumo

Introduction Asimov's Foundation Series Psychohistory and Chaos Theory: Metaseries' Architecture and the Foundation Series' Premise and Plot Structure The Back-up Plan, Guardian ship, and Disguise: Interrelated Fractal Motifs on the Same and Descending Levels of Scale The Persistence of Prejudice: Asimov's Crusade Against Bigotry as a Fractal Theme Asimov's Robot Stories and Novels Chaor-Theory Concepts in the Robot Stories and Novels Reiterated and Themes in the Robot Novels Integrating the Metaseries Herbert's Dune Series Plots Within Plots...Patterns Within Patterns: Chaos-Theory Structures and Concepts in the Dune Series The Monomyth as Fractal Pattern in the Dune Series The Monomyth and Chaos Theory: Perhaps we should believe in magic Endnotes Bibliography Index

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