Re: Dune Conlang
| From: | Bryan Maloney <bjm10@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, November 12, 1999, 1:20 |
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On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, FFlores wrote:
> The Fremen even celebrate the Ramadhan (sp?), and the vision of
> Paul-Muad'Dib is about a _jihad_. I don't know what Herbert was
> trying to suggest -- probably more than just a 'desert feeling'.
Herbert's entire thesis (as he stated years later) was to illustrate how
horribly destructive messianic movements are. This is best brought out
by reading both "Dune" and "Dune Messiah"--indeed, I consider "Dune" to
be unfinished without "Dune Messiah". "Children of Dune" is really
another theme altogether. It and "God-Emperor of Dune" make another
coupled book. After "God-Emperor", it become more of a franchise.