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Author: Thomas RichardsPublisher: Doubleday
ISBN-10: 0385484399Category: Performing Arts
ISBN-13: 9780385484398 --
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Publication Year: 1999Condition: Good
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A serious literary interpretation of the most popular television show of all time. Harvard professor Thomas Richards demonstrates how, by taking classic stories and putting them in strange new contexts, "Star Trek" became a modern "Odyssey" in outer space, a set of stories so basic to our culture that they can be told over and over again.

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By taking classic stories and putting them in strange new contexts, "Star Trek" became a modern "Odyssey" in outer space, a set of stories so basic to our culture that they can be told over and over again. Enlightening, provocative, and tremendously accessible, "The Meaning of Star Trek" provides a serious literary interpretation of this popular television series, offering a vital bridge between the universes of classical literature and popular entertainment.

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Richards, a former Harvard literature professor professor and Guggenheim fellow, presents his own literary examination of Gene Roddenberry's creation, and while one doesn't have to be familiar with warp technology, temporal mechanics or Bajoran politics, it does help to appreciate Richard's arguments. Here is what die-hard Trekkers love to sink their honed Klingon bicuspids into: another opinion. In a friendly and accessible manner, Richards presents his pens?es in four sections: conflict, character, story, and sense of wonder. While he draws on themes that span the canon of celluloid Trek, the examples he cites are mainly from Star Trek: The Next Generation television series and the book's most engaging passages are those that explore particular TNG episodes: his analysis of the Hugo Award- winning episode, "Inner Light," is particularly perceptive. Although Richards has a tendency to repeat himself, he offers enough fresh insights to prick up a pointed ear or two. For example, while Trek lauds the friendships of its various crews, loving relationships and stable families remain largely unattainable. His careful tally of the number of times various captains have violated the Prime Directive leads to a lively reexamination of one of Trek's cornerstones. Yet, his enduring enthusiasm for the franchise shines above all else, and should open warm hailing frequencies with Trekkers everywhere. (July) FYI: For more Trek, see note below on Richard Hanley's The Metaphysics of Star Trek.
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Richards, a former Harvard literature professor professor and Guggenheim fellow, presents his own literary examination of Gene Roddenberry's creation, and while one doesn't have to be familiar with warp technology, temporal mechanics or Bajoran politics, it does help to appreciate Richard's arguments. Here is what die-hard Trekkers love to sink their honed Klingon bicuspids into: another opinion. In a friendly and accessible manner, Richards presents his pens‚es in four sections: conflict, character, story, and sense of wonder. While he draws on themes that span the canon of celluloid Trek, the examples he cites are mainly from Star Trek: The Next Generation television series and the book's most engaging passages are those that explore particular TNG episodes: his analysis of the Hugo Award- winning episode, "Inner Light," is particularly perceptive. Although Richards has a tendency to repeat himself, he offers enough fresh insights to prick up a pointed ear or two. For example, while Trek lauds the friendships of its various crews, loving relationships and stable families remain largely unattainable. His careful tally of the number of times various captains have violated the Prime Directive leads to a lively reexamination of one of Trek's cornerstones. Yet, his enduring enthusiasm for the franchise shines above all else, and should open warm hailing frequencies with Trekkers everywhere. (July) FYI: For more Trek, see note below on Richard Hanley's The Metaphysics of Star Trek.
Publishers Weekly  (06/23/1997)


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The Meaning of Star Trek

Thomas Richards

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Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Good
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ISBN: 0385484399
Publication Date: 1999-07-20
Publisher: Main Street Books
Pages: 208
Height: 0.5500 inches
Width: 5.5000 inches
Weight: 0.6000 pounds

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