One earth, one people : the mythopoeic fantasy series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L'Engle and Orson Scott Card /

"Presents the genre from a holistic perspective, arguing that this subgenre of fantasy literature is misunderstood as result of decades of incomplete and reductionist literary studies. Asserts mythopoeic fantasy is the most complete literary expression of a worldview based on the existence of s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Oziewicz, Marek
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co, [2008]
Series:	Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 6.
Subjects:	Fantasy fiction, American > History and criticism. Children's stories, American > History and criticism. Le Guin, Ursula K., > 1929- > Earthsea cycle. Alexander, Lloyd. > Chronicles of Prydain. Card, Orson Scott. > Tales of Alvin Maker. L'Engle, Madeleine > Criticism and interpretation. Myth in literature.

Table of Contents:

The confusion over fantasy and the confusions of the theoretical era
Reductionist and holistic criticisms in a battle of worldviews
Mythopoeic fantasy as a modern genre
Twentieth-century rehabilitation of myth and the search for a new story
Rediscovering harmony : Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea sequence (1964-2001)
Bridging the past with the future : Lloyd Alexander's Prydain chronicles (1964-1973)
Integrating science and spirituality : Madeleine L'Engle's Time quartet (1962-1986)
Reconnecting with nature : Orson Scott Card's Tales of Alvin Maker (1987-2003).