De-orientalizing Dune: Storyworld-Building Between Frank Herbert’s Novel and Denis Villeneuve’s Film.

In Dune (1965), Frank Herbert builds an SF universe that, although futuristic, remains geopolitically reminiscent of our historical world, with ethnically and culturally identifiable characters. For all his storyworld-building efforts, Herbert’s representation of the desert planet Arrakis and his Ar...

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Published in:	Ekphrasis (2067-631X) Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 49 - 68
Main Author:	DRIDI, Yosr
Format:	Article
Published:	Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Theatre & Television 2022
Subjects:	Film adaptations Villeneuve, Denis, 1967- Sand dunes Literary sources Motion picture industry Twenty-first century Orientalism
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost