Luyseyal

In Anteac and Luyseyal’s audience with Leto, Leto begins by considering and rejecting the possibility that Luyseyal is a Face Dancer mimic.  It’s interesting to read the text with an eye for all the evidence that Leto quickly changes his mind.  It’s also interesting to note and consider the other, numerous features of the scene that have a bearing [...]

Sophists of Dune

The Dune series seems, in part, to be Frank Herbert’s exploration of themes and images he encountered in Plato’s dialogue The Sophist.  Herbert’s connection to Plato’s Sophist may be partly by way of Martin Heidegger, who wrote a commentary on The Sophist.

The Face Dancer Theaetetus

I think Plato’s character Theaetetus is in some ways Frank Herbert’s model for the Face Dancers in the Dune series.  I wonder if I’m the only person in the world who suspects this.

The Page Awaits

“I promise you, Kralizec will come.”