One Earth, One People: The Mythopoeic Fantasy Series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L'Engle and Orson Scott CardMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 4 feb 2008 - 263 pagina's This 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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... literary texts the difference would melt away and they would use the terms or their qualities interchangeably . This failure in every case produced confusing results and many fallacies . Most conspicuous among those is per- haps the ...
... literary texts the difference would melt away and they would use the terms or their qualities interchangeably . This failure in every case produced confusing results and many fallacies . Most conspicuous among those is per- haps the ...
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... literary theorists who wish to be equally scientific . But large areas of human experience do not lend themselves to exploration through the methods of the physical or even the biological sciences .... Trying to be scientific , Saussure ...
... literary theorists who wish to be equally scientific . But large areas of human experience do not lend themselves to exploration through the methods of the physical or even the biological sciences .... Trying to be scientific , Saussure ...
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... literary " way ( 48 ) . While the above are compelling observations on how contemporary mythic stories employ elements of myth , Lewis then goes on to suggest the ways they also integrate aspects of a wider category he calls " literary ...
... literary " way ( 48 ) . While the above are compelling observations on how contemporary mythic stories employ elements of myth , Lewis then goes on to suggest the ways they also integrate aspects of a wider category he calls " literary ...
Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Theoretical Era | 13 |
Reductionist and Holistic Criticisms in a Battle of Worldviews | 39 |
Copyright | |
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