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Curtis Weyant

Literature. Language. Liberty. Life.

Le Guin

L’esprit de l’escalier sur Le Guin

January 12, 2015 by Curtis Leave a Comment
The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin

So, I’m home from Mythmoot III, where yesterday I presented my paper on Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness. Overall, I think it went pretty well. Twenty minutes always goes by fast. I spent a little too much time on the setup rather than my argument and examples, but I was at … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: conferences, criticism, Le Guin, literature, Mythgard, Mythmoot, scholarship

A curious intersection of Le Guin and De Casseres

January 2, 2015 by Curtis 4 Comments
Ursula K. Le Guin and Benjamin De Casseres

I’m always fascinated when seemingly different subjects of my academic focus intersect in unexpected ways, as happened to me recently with Ursula K. Le Guin and Benjamin De Casseres. Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised: It may be that I am drawn to both subjects because I had already identified certain similarities subconsciously. However, the rising to consciousness of those … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: books, De Casseres, Le Guin, literature, philosophy, sci-fi, Sirsy

A linked secondary bibliography for “The Left Hand of Darkness”

April 13, 2013 by Curtis Leave a Comment
The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin

So, my latest class at The Mythgard Institute is over. It was the second part of a two-part History of Science Fiction class, taught by the preeminent Dr. Amy H. Sturgis. Both semesters are now available as course packs from Mythgard. Anyway, I wrote my final paper on Ursula K. Le Guin’s excellent novel The … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: bibliography, books, Le Guin, Mythgard

Review: The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction

February 22, 2013 by Curtis Leave a Comment
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction

As an attempt to offer a survey of (mostly 20th century) short science fiction, The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction is quite successful. Since with a book like this it’s almost impossible to make any significant assessment that doesn’t boil down to simply preference, I will simply list those stories I liked best out of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: books, Heinlein, Le Guin, reviews, sci-fi

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