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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... kind of thing the universe is and the kind of things we are ” ( 18 ) . Reductionists , by contrast , have always questioned the existence of any prin- cipal reality , of the doctrine of objective values , of language as referent to ...
... kind of thing the universe is and the kind of things we are ” ( 18 ) . Reductionists , by contrast , have always questioned the existence of any prin- cipal reality , of the doctrine of objective values , of language as referent to ...
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... kind of " virtue " and human fulfillment , even if utilitarian — as the means used to achieve it . Specifically , the bone of contention was the usefulness of stories which are " not true " to history or " reality . " While many books ...
... kind of " virtue " and human fulfillment , even if utilitarian — as the means used to achieve it . Specifically , the bone of contention was the usefulness of stories which are " not true " to history or " reality . " While many books ...
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... kind of metaphysical topics appeared in Radin's 1927 Primitive Man as Philosopher . The suggestion that this form of philosophy is vital also for the modern man surfaced in Berg- son's 1932 Two Sources of Morality and Religion . For ...
... kind of metaphysical topics appeared in Radin's 1927 Primitive Man as Philosopher . The suggestion that this form of philosophy is vital also for the modern man surfaced in Berg- son's 1932 Two Sources of Morality and Religion . For ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Theoretical Era | 13 |
Reductionist and Holistic Criticisms in a Battle of Worldviews | 39 |
Copyright | |
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