From East to West by Simonson, Martin; Alkorta Martiartu, Jon; Álvarez-Faedo, María José; Penas-Ibá?ez, Beatriz;

Rövid leírás:

The portrayal of nature in works of fantasy is coloured by the corresponding context. This book shows how the natural world has been depicted within this genre, comparing the British tradition with Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea cycle. Because of her specific context, Le Guin's works deviate from the received tradition in significant ways.

Hosszú leírás:

The portrayal of nature in the genre of fantasy fiction, from the Middle Ages to more modern times, has been conditioned by the diverging social, political and historical contexts. This book seeks to disclose how the natural world has been depicted within this genre during different periods, drawing a comparison between the British tradition of fantasy literature and Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea cycle. Le Guin adheres to the general traits of the genre up to a point, but as a woman of the 20th century living in the American West, her works also deviate from the received tradition in many significant ways.

Tartalomjegyzék:

1. The Discourse of Nature in British Imaginative Literature: From the Middle Ages to the Early Twentieth Century

2. Edwardian Reconfigurations of the Poetics of Nature and Fantasy

3. J.R.R. Tolkien's Depiction of Nature

4. Nature, Fantasy and the American West in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea