Star Trek in Myth and Legend

The stories behind the episodes from the Classic series and The Next Generations

The success of "Star Trek" is due in part to the clever crafting of the show's stories, many of which come from medieval epics and romances. This is a literary and sociological criticism of "Star Trek", showing its basis in the science fiction tradition and examining its anthropological aspects.

Contents:

Science fiction before "Star Trek"

Exploration and empire

Character and culture

Story and myth

The sense of wonder.

• Author
• Thomas Richards

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 180

• Publisher
• Orion Media

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780752807997

• Release date
• 1997