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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... Lewis's definition of the genre is essentially the same as that of Tolkien's . Lewis's deference of his friend's opinion on the issue is clear when in the same essay in which he has called it fantasy , Lewis keeps referring to it by ...
... Lewis's definition of the genre is essentially the same as that of Tolkien's . Lewis's deference of his friend's opinion on the issue is clear when in the same essay in which he has called it fantasy , Lewis keeps referring to it by ...
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... Lewis did not follow his own intimations about the working of mythopoeia in fantasy literature . Although he clearly was , as Jared Lobdell asserts in his 2004 The Scientifiction Novels of C.S. Lewis , “ responsi- ble for the currency ...
... Lewis did not follow his own intimations about the working of mythopoeia in fantasy literature . Although he clearly was , as Jared Lobdell asserts in his 2004 The Scientifiction Novels of C.S. Lewis , “ responsi- ble for the currency ...
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... Lewis's , it is unwise to disregard Lewis and his role in the process . His theory added important insights to those of Tolkien's and his fiction — especially the Chronicles of Nar- nia and Space Trilogy - became a second major model of ...
... Lewis's , it is unwise to disregard Lewis and his role in the process . His theory added important insights to those of Tolkien's and his fiction — especially the Chronicles of Nar- nia and Space Trilogy - became a second major model of ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Theoretical Era | 13 |
Reductionist and Holistic Criticisms in a Battle of Worldviews | 39 |
Copyright | |
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