The Left Hand Of Darkness

• Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
• Publisher : Hachette UK
• Release : 06 December 2012

Winter is an Earth-like planet with two major differences: conditions are semi artic even at the warmest time of the year, and the inhabitants are all of the same sex. Tucked away in a remote corner of the universe, they have no knowledge of space travel or of life beyond their own world. And when a strange envoy from space brings news of a vast coalition of planets which they are invited to join, he is met with fear, mistrust

• Author : Harold Bloom
• Publisher : Chelsea House
• Release : 24 March 1987

A collection of nine critical essays on the modern social science fiction novel, arranged in chronological order of their original publication.

• Author : Bright Summaries
• Publisher : BrightSummaries.com
• Release : 20 May 2019

Unlock the more straightforward side of The Left Hand of Darkness with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, a classic work of science fiction which follows Genly Ai, the ambassador from Terra, as he attempts to persuade the nations of Gethen to join the league of known worlds. However, he struggles to understand the politics of Gethen, which are shaped by the

• Author : Intelligent Education
• Publisher : Influence Publishers
• Release : 15 February 2020

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Ursula Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness, a book that pioneered the feminist science fiction movement. As a science-fiction, fantasy novel of the mid to late 1900s, The Left Hand of Darkness explores androgyny, tragedy, and love. Moreover, Le Guin’s writing shows that in fantasy, journeys into outer space are often metaphors for journeys inward. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history

• Author : Richard Chew,Paul Preuss
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 01 January 1970

• Author : Gary Westfahl
• Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
• Release : 24 March 2023

A comprehensive three-volume reference work offers six hundred entries, with the first two volumes covering themes and the third volume exploring two hundred classic works in literature, television, and film.

• Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 24 March 2023

• Author : Ellen Susan Peel
• Publisher : Ohio State University Press
• Release : 24 March 2023

An addition to the Theory and Interpretation of Narrative series, Peel's book addresses how feminist utopian narratives attempt to persuade readers to adopt certain beliefs. Using three feminist utopian novels as her main examples, The Marriages between Zones Three, Four, and Five by Doris Lessing; The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin; and Les Guérillères by Monique Wittig, Peel examines how belief-bridging and protean metaphor in these works persuade readers. Literary persuasion, often dismissed as

• Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
• Publisher : Harvill Press
• Release : 24 March 1973

"It is a stunning novel of exotic adventures on a far planet whose people are completely human - except in one vital respect." -- Book jacket.

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 01 June 2019

• Author : Harold Bloom
• Publisher : Infobase Publishing
• Release : 24 March 2023

Read what Bloom had to say on the world's great novelists including Miguel de Cervantes, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Franz Kafka, Ernest Hemmingway and more.

• Author : URSULA K. LE GUIN
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 24 March 1976

• Author : Ursula Le Guin
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 24 March 1977

• Author : David Seed
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 09 June 2008

A Companion to Science Fiction assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. This Companion conveys the scale and variety of science fiction. Shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues. Essays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. Addresses general topics, such as the history and origins of the genre, its

• Author : Kim Knott
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 12 August 2015

The ways in which humans interact with their location is an important topic within sociological studies of religion. It is integral to the place of religion in secular society. 'The Location of Religion: A Spatial Analysis' offers an overview of the ways in which religion can be located within social, cultural and physical space. It examines contemporary spatial theory - notably the work of the influential sociologist Henri Lefebvre - and the many disciplines that have contributed to the spatial