Though science fiction has existed as a literary genre for well over a century, a working definition of the term has yet to be determined. Ursula K. Le Guin, who emerged as a popular science fiction and fantasy writer in the 1960s, has not only witnessed, but also experienced first-hand the shifts and transformations of this increasingly popular genre. Delve into her fantastical worlds and investigate several of her famous works in this study ideal for high school and undergraduate students. Learn about the author's life and decade-spanning career, as well as her numerous literary achievements. This comprehensive analysis of Le Guin's work will leave readers anxious for her future endeavors.
After a biography that focuses on Le Guin's interest in science fiction, this study delves into analyses of Le Guin's most well-known works, with emphasis on plot, as well as thematic and character development. Works covered include:
; A Wizard of Earthsea (1968)
; The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
; The Tombs of Atuan (1970)
; The Farthest Shore (1972)
; The Lathe of Heaven (1973)
; The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia (1974)
; The Eye of the Heron (1978)
; Tehanu (1990)
and more.
Show moreThough science fiction has existed as a literary genre for well over a century, a working definition of the term has yet to be determined. Ursula K. Le Guin, who emerged as a popular science fiction and fantasy writer in the 1960s, has not only witnessed, but also experienced first-hand the shifts and transformations of this increasingly popular genre. Delve into her fantastical worlds and investigate several of her famous works in this study ideal for high school and undergraduate students. Learn about the author's life and decade-spanning career, as well as her numerous literary achievements. This comprehensive analysis of Le Guin's work will leave readers anxious for her future endeavors.
After a biography that focuses on Le Guin's interest in science fiction, this study delves into analyses of Le Guin's most well-known works, with emphasis on plot, as well as thematic and character development. Works covered include:
; A Wizard of Earthsea (1968)
; The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
; The Tombs of Atuan (1970)
; The Farthest Shore (1972)
; The Lathe of Heaven (1973)
; The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia (1974)
; The Eye of the Heron (1978)
; Tehanu (1990)
and more.
Show moreExplore Ursula K. Le Guin's fictional masterpieces in this comprehensive study, ideal for high school and undergraduate students.
Susan M. Bernardo is professor of English at Wagner
College, Staten Island, New York. She teaches courses in Victorian
literature, gothic and detective fiction, science fiction, fantasy,
and fairy tales. She has published articles on George Eliot, Mary
Shelley, Tim Burton, and C.J. Cherryh. She has also co-edited
Gender Reconstructions: Pornography and Perversions in Literature
and Culture and contributed an entry on Abandoned or Murdered
Children to Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature. Her
other research interests include Oscar Wilde's essays and fiction,
and Anne Thackeray's stories.
Graham J. Murphy is adjunct faculty at Trent University
(Peterborough, ON) and Seneca College of Applied Arts and
Technology (Toronto, ON). He teaches courses in science fiction,
utopian fiction, and general survey courses in English Literature.
He has published articles on William Gibson, Pat Cadigan, Melissa
Scott, Robert Charles Wilson, and Greg Egan in such sources as
Science Fiction Studies, Foundation, and Extrapolation. By an odd
twist of fate he also co-edited The Irish in Popular Literature of
the Early American Republic: Paddy Whacking. He was the 2005 Chair
of the Philip K. Dick Award.
As part of a series on popular and critically-acclaimed authors
selected by high school teachers and librarians, this volume
features the works of Portland, Oregon-based writer Ursula Le Guin.
The brief biography of her upbringing by noted anthropologists
helps explain why Le Guin considers her writing to transcend
science fiction/fantasy. Bernardo and Murphy offer readings of a
dozen of her works from The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) to Tales
from Eathsea (2001), a list of her many awards, and a recent e-mail
interview.
*Reference & Research Book News*
For those unfamiliar with Le Guin's work, it is an effective
introduction.
*Interzone*
Susan Bernardo and Graham Murphy provide a useful, up-to-date
reference work for intellectually-oriented fans, advanced high
school and undergraduate students, and even graduate students and
more advanced scholars in need of a thorough introduction to or a
quick update on the foremost woman sf and fantasy writer today.
*Science Fiction Studies*
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