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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... reductionist criticism , built as it is upon the foundation of Saussure's , Marx's and Freud's scientific rationalisms , which lack the essential tools of belief necessary to interpret literature created in a holistic spirit . In ...
... reductionist criticism , built as it is upon the foundation of Saussure's , Marx's and Freud's scientific rationalisms , which lack the essential tools of belief necessary to interpret literature created in a holistic spirit . In ...
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... Reductionist Criticism of Fantasy In some ways reductionist criticism and theorizing of fantasy can be seen as " the Emperor's new clothes . " Not only was it an elaborate enterprise , addressed at the intellectual elite , which ...
... Reductionist Criticism of Fantasy In some ways reductionist criticism and theorizing of fantasy can be seen as " the Emperor's new clothes . " Not only was it an elaborate enterprise , addressed at the intellectual elite , which ...
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... reductionist perspectives reveals that the range of questions that may be asked about fantasy — about its reception , affective power , purpose , mechanisms , imagery , addressee , and so on- is just as astounding as the results that ...
... reductionist perspectives reveals that the range of questions that may be asked about fantasy — about its reception , affective power , purpose , mechanisms , imagery , addressee , and so on- is just as astounding as the results that ...
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Acknowledgments | 1 |
Theoretical Era | 13 |
Reductionist and Holistic Criticisms in a Battle of Worldviews | 39 |
Copyright | |
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