{"product_id":"literary-galaxy-of-star-trek","title":"Literary Galaxy of Star Trek","description":"\u003cp\u003e   How is the android Data like Shakespeare's character Hamlet? Is the vengeful Khan (original series episode \"Space Seed\" and the film \u003ci\u003eStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan\u003c\/i\u003e) an echo of Captain Ahab in \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick?\u003c\/i\u003e The links between \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e 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 the saga. Finally, like literature, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to help in the human endeavor of understanding the world and its place in the universe. This book explores all of those connections. \u003ci\u003eThe Next Generation\u003c\/i\u003e's Captain Picard frequently quotes Shakespeare. Captain Janeway from \u003ci\u003eVoyager\u003c\/i\u003e reenacts literature in holodeck novels. Jake Sisko, son of \u003ci\u003eDeep Space Nine\u003c\/i\u003e's Commander Benjamin Sisko, becomes an award-winning writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Beginning with Captain James T. Kirk's first appearance in the original series, then continuing through four subsequent series and ten movies, this book draws parallels between \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e stories and literary classics such as \u003ci\u003eHamlet, Paradise Lost, Ulysses, Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e, and the New Testament, and works by the likes of Booker T. Washington, Edgar Allan Poe and William Shakespeare. Appendices list the literary works discussed and the episodes and movies mentioned, each giving the chapters where references can be found.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54231655547224,"sku":"9780786425716","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786425716_549429ec-9fd3-4a17-b3f9-affc68ddd8cd.jpg?v=1764495033","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/literary-galaxy-of-star-trek","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}