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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... perhaps because the qualifier “ magical " she chose can , in fact , be applied to most types of fantasy and seems too general to be useful . Much closer to capturing the genre was Gary Wolfe in his descriptions of the characteristic ...
... perhaps because the qualifier “ magical " she chose can , in fact , be applied to most types of fantasy and seems too general to be useful . Much closer to capturing the genre was Gary Wolfe in his descriptions of the characteristic ...
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... perhaps even more perma- nently alive , than what he was before . In " Dragonfly , " Thorion who is dead but had summoned himself back to life , is sent back to death as Cob and Voll before him , so that he can truly live on after truly ...
... perhaps even more perma- nently alive , than what he was before . In " Dragonfly , " Thorion who is dead but had summoned himself back to life , is sent back to death as Cob and Voll before him , so that he can truly live on after truly ...
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... perhaps , as incomprehensible , as farandolae and stars , miniature mammoths and vir- tual unicorns , tentacled beasts of Ixchel and winged centaurs of Uriel , each with its own intelligence , purpose and place in the cosmos . It also ...
... perhaps , as incomprehensible , as farandolae and stars , miniature mammoths and vir- tual unicorns , tentacled beasts of Ixchel and winged centaurs of Uriel , each with its own intelligence , purpose and place in the cosmos . It also ...
Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Theoretical Era | 13 |
Reductionist and Holistic Criticisms in a Battle of Worldviews | 39 |
Copyright | |
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