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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... says , is " very pro- found , " for it suggests that “ [ b ] eneath memory and experience , beneath imag- ination and invention - beneath words ...- there are rhythms to which memory and imagination and words all move " ( 281 ) . The ...
... says , is " very pro- found , " for it suggests that “ [ b ] eneath memory and experience , beneath imag- ination and invention - beneath words ...- there are rhythms to which memory and imagination and words all move " ( 281 ) . The ...
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... says in his 1994 Wisdom of Mythtellers , is to reawaken “ a people's whole memory by an act of ' handing on ... say ” and then verifying it on the basis of per- sonal experience is the main means by which humans acquire knowledge of the ...
... says in his 1994 Wisdom of Mythtellers , is to reawaken “ a people's whole memory by an act of ' handing on ... say ” and then verifying it on the basis of per- sonal experience is the main means by which humans acquire knowledge of the ...
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... says , deals with " basic truths that help illumi- nate [ our ] own problems " and is " true to our human condition " ( Rock 92 ) .26 Like fairy tale , fantasy , and much of poetry , myth is , L'Engle asserts , told in a language that ...
... says , deals with " basic truths that help illumi- nate [ our ] own problems " and is " true to our human condition " ( Rock 92 ) .26 Like fairy tale , fantasy , and much of poetry , myth is , L'Engle asserts , told in a language that ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Theoretical Era | 13 |
Reductionist and Holistic Criticisms in a Battle of Worldviews | 39 |
Copyright | |
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