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Repetitive Epics (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by qantravon@lemmy.world to c/daystrominstitute@startrek.website
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Garak asserts to Bashir that the Repetitive Epic is the finest form of Cardassian literature. I was wondering, is there any real-life literature that could be considered a "repetitive epic" in the same vein as "The Neverending Sacrifice?"

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[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think you might be able to draw a parallel with long-running serials like comic books, or even Star Trek itself. They tend to revisit old themes and revolve around a certain status quo.

They tend not to involve multigenerational obedience to an authoritarian regime, though...

[–] inappropriatecontent@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Isn't there a version of Superman where he lands in Siberia instead of Saskatchewan and ends up a good Soviet citizen?

[–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Now I want a Canadian superman. I think he was originally from Kansas. Well, first Krypton, but later Kansas.