One Earth, One People: The Mythopoeic Fantasy Series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine l'Engle and Orson Scott Card

by Marek C. Oziewicz

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786431350
• ISBN13: 9780786431359
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher