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Informationen zum Autor Amy M. Clarke is a continuing lecturer in the University Writing Program at the University of California, Davis. She teaches courses in science fiction and fantasy, including seminars on both the Harry Potter and Twilight series, and has recently published a study of Ursula Le Guin. Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina. C.W. Sullivan III is Distinguished Professor of arts and sciences at East Carolina University and a full member of the Welsh Academy. He is the author of numerous books and the on-line journal Celtic Cultural Studies. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Offers a career-spanning look at Ursula Le Guin's engagement with modern gender theory and practice. This critical examination explores the masculinist nature of her early writing and how her work changed both thematically and aesthetically in the 1970s a Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: The Return of the Native 1. Contrary Instincts 2. The Voyage Out 3. The Fisherwoman's Daughter 4. Repairing the Sequence 5. Landing on Middle Ground Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
