One Earth, One People: The Mythopoeic Fantasy Series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L'Engle and Orson Scott CardThis work presents the genre of mythopoeic fantasy from a holistic perspective, arguing that this central genre of fantasy literature is largely misunderstood as a result of decades of incomplete and reductionist literary studies. The author asserts that mythopoeic fantasy is not only the most complete literary expression of a worldview based on the existence of supernatural or spiritual powers but that the genre is in a unique position to transform social consciousness with a renewed emphasis on anticipating the future. The author lays out theoretical foundations for his argument in the first four chapters and then demonstrates how the works of fantasy authors Ursula K. LeGuin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L'Engle, and Orson Scott Card exemplify his argument in the remaining four chapters. |
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... essay reveals how desperately he was trying to find the generic name for his own writing . Strangely , he never really found it . In naming the genre , his friend C.S. Lewis was more fortunate for in 1952 — fourteen years after ...
... essay reveals how desperately he was trying to find the generic name for his own writing . Strangely , he never really found it . In naming the genre , his friend C.S. Lewis was more fortunate for in 1952 — fourteen years after ...
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... essay “ The Spiritual Problem of Modern Man , ” the crux of the crisis is our total and unprecedented sense of loss . “ I believe I am not exaggerating , ” Jung avers , “ when I say that modern man has suffered an almost fatal shock ...
... essay “ The Spiritual Problem of Modern Man , ” the crux of the crisis is our total and unprecedented sense of loss . “ I believe I am not exaggerating , ” Jung avers , “ when I say that modern man has suffered an almost fatal shock ...
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... Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction . Ed . Susan Wood and Ursula Le Guin . New York : HarperCollins Publish- ers , 1989 , 78-92 . " Indian Uncles . " The Wave in the Mind : Talks and Essays on the Writer , the Reader , and the ...
... Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction . Ed . Susan Wood and Ursula Le Guin . New York : HarperCollins Publish- ers , 1989 , 78-92 . " Indian Uncles . " The Wave in the Mind : Talks and Essays on the Writer , the Reader , and the ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Theoretical Era | 13 |
Reductionist and Holistic Criticisms in a Battle of Worldviews | 39 |
Copyright | |
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