The Literary Galaxy of Star Trek
The Literary Galaxy of Star Trek: An Analysis of References and Themes in the Television Series and Films

Summary
How is the android Data like Shakespeare's character Hamlet? Is the vengeful Khan (original series episode  and the film ) an echo of Captain Ahab in Moby Dick? The links between Star Trek and literature are vast: themes and characters that reflect those in classic literature; characters that quote literature in their dialog; and an enormous body of nonfiction books, novels, articles that have grown from the saga. Finally, like literature, Star Trek seeks to help in the human endeavor of understanding the world and its place in the universe. This book explores all of those connections. The Next Generations Captain Picard frequently quotes Shakespeare. Captain Janeway from Voyager reenacts literature in holodeck novels. Jake Sisko, son of Deep Space Nines Commander Benjamin Sisko, becomes an award-winning writer. Beginning with Captain James T. Kirk's first appearance in the original series, then continuing through four subsequent series and ten movies, this book draws parallels between Star Trek stories and literary classics such as Hamlet, Paradise Lost, Ulysses, Dracula, and the New Testament, and works by the likes of Booker T. Washington, Edgar Allan Poe and William Shakespeare. Appendices list the literary works discussed and the episodes and movies mentioned, each giving the chapters where references can be found.

Contents
 Preface
 Introduction
 The Journey of the Hero
 The Quest for Revenge
 Leaving Childhood Behind
 The Pain of Love
 The Way of the West
 Time Traveling
 The Ravages of War
 Return to the Sea
 Failure to Communicate
 Staying Sane in an Insane World
 Mismatched Pairs
 Reinventing the Self
 Vampirism
 Underneath, We're All the Same
 The Wonders (and Dangers) of Technology
 Fantasy vs. Reality
 Gods, True and False
 The Rise of the Machine
 That Old Gang of Mine
 The Quest for Perfection
 Growing Old
 The Final Journey
 Seize the Day
 Socrates Goes to a Star Trek Convention
 Appendix 1. Literary Works (and the Chapters Where They Are Discussed)
 Appendix 2. Episodes and Films (and the Chapters Where They Are Discussed)
 Chapter Notes
 Bibliography
 Index

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