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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... desire to posses or control others , may be used for pragmatic purposes , but it may also be used disinterestedly for " shared enrich- ment " ( 54 ) . Calling the former two " Magic " and " Ordinary art , " Tolkien dubs the latter ...
... desire to posses or control others , may be used for pragmatic purposes , but it may also be used disinterestedly for " shared enrich- ment " ( 54 ) . Calling the former two " Magic " and " Ordinary art , " Tolkien dubs the latter ...
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... desire to demon- strate that all myths are one as motivated by his desire to prove that all peoples are one ( Theorizing 135 ) ; when Ellwood admits that Jung's , Eliade's and Campbell's " was an urgently felt ideological and even ...
... desire to demon- strate that all myths are one as motivated by his desire to prove that all peoples are one ( Theorizing 135 ) ; when Ellwood admits that Jung's , Eliade's and Campbell's " was an urgently felt ideological and even ...
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... desire to live forever.43 Over millen- nia , a violation of the flow of life within one area the wall across the spiritual realm they had built to ensure immortality for themselves - began to jeop- ardize the circulation of life in the ...
... desire to live forever.43 Over millen- nia , a violation of the flow of life within one area the wall across the spiritual realm they had built to ensure immortality for themselves - began to jeop- ardize the circulation of life in the ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Theoretical Era | 13 |
Reductionist and Holistic Criticisms in a Battle of Worldviews | 39 |
Copyright | |
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