Ursula K. Le Guin's Journey to Post-Feminism: 18 (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy) - Softcover

Clarke, Amy M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786442778 ISBN 13: 9780786442775

Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc., 2010

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Páginas: 220 Géneros: 12:DS:Literature: history & criticism 12:DSK:Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers Sinopsis: The first book-length treatment of Le Guin ,s feminism, this text offers a career-spanning look at her engagement with modern gender theory and practice. During the 1970s, Le Guin experienced a paradigm shift to feminism, a change which had profound effects on her work. This critical examination explores the masculinist nature of her early writing and how her work changed both thematically and aesthetically as a result of her newfound feminism. Of particular interest is her later phase, wherein Le Guin transitions to a more inclusive post-feminism, privileging unity and balance over separatism. A vital addition to Le Guin criticism._,

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“well-written and engaging...extensive, well-researched”—Science Fiction Studies

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The first book-length treatment of Le Guin’s feminism, this text offers a career-spanning look at her engagement with modern gender theory and practice. During the 1970s, Le Guin experienced a paradigm shift to feminism, a change which had profound effects on her work. This critical examination explores the masculinist nature of her early writing and how her work changed both thematically and aesthetically as a result of her newfound feminism. Of particular interest is her later phase, wherein Le Guin transitions to a more inclusive post-feminism, privileging unity and balance over separatism. A vital addition to Le Guin criticism.

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• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0786442778
• ISBN 13: 9780786442775
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 220
• Herausgeber: Palumbo Donald E, Sullivan III C W