Star Trek and the British Age of Sail

The Maritime Influence Throughout the Series and Films

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Clear all moorings, one-half impulse power and set course for a mare incognitum... A popular culture artifact of the New Frontier/Space Race era, Star Trek is often mistakenly viewed as a Space Western. However, the Western format is not what governs the worldbuilding of Star Trek, which was, after all, also pitched as "Hornblower in space." Star Trek is modeled on the world of the "British Golden Age of Sail" as it is commonly found in the genre of sea fiction. This book re-historicizes and remaps the origins of the franchise and subsequently the entirety of its fictional world--the Star Trek continuum--on an as yet uncharted transatlantic bearing.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-12-20
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:367 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:279
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476664637

Utforska kategorier

Sjöfartshistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Television inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Stefan Rabitsch is an assistant professor of American Studies at the University of Graz and also teaches at the University of Klagenfurt. His research and teaching are predominantly in American cultural history, together with a focus on science fiction studies across media. He lives in Graz, Austria.

Recensioner i media

“A quite interesting interpretation of the series and its mechanisms is revealed, loaded with tons of information, quotes, links to etiquettes of the US and British Navy and, for the first time, a multitude of primary production materials such as set memos, guidelines and altered dialogue and plot sheets straight from the studios.”—Popcultureshelf.com

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAbbreviations UsedviiiPrefaceIntroduction: These Are the Voyages…Part I: Elementary, Dear Trekker (A Primer)1. Logical, or at Least Plausible: Genre and Science Fiction2. Space. The Final Frontier3. Maritime HistoriesPart II: Rule, Britannia! Britannia Rules Outer Space in Star Trek! (A Voyage)4. “Off the starboard bow”: Star Trek’s Naval Corpus5. “All I ask is a tall ship”: Sailing the Ocean of Space6. “Captain’s prerogative”: Star Trek’s Hornblowers in Space7. “Take her out”: Nautical Traditions and Re-imagined Nautical Life in Space8. “The benevolent empire of good intentions”: Star Trek’s Neo-EnlightenmentConclusion: What You Leave BehindChapter NotesWorks CitedIndex