Dune Series Ph.D Episode 3.1: The Dangers of the Hero & Society's Messianic Impulse
Channel: Doc Sloan's Science Fiction Station
Date: 27/09/2020

Here we go with the next thematic exploration, that of the Messianic/Catastrophic/Destructive Hero in Frank Herbert's Dune Series. This episode explores the development of Frank Herbert's ideas about how destructive heroes are for society. In particular, Herbert's drew upon different concepts of heroes in society, classical myth and science fiction itself. This is coupled with the exploration of society's place in the convulsive messianic impulses that humanity continually goes through.

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