Fantastic Literature and Myth: Dune, Lord of Light, The Left Hand of Darkness

master's thesis

• Author: Tanja Jelinić
• Mentor: Sven Cvek (mentor)
• Committee member: Jelena Šesnić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Borislav Knežević (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-11-15, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

The paper deals with changes in the genre of science fiction that seemingly shift 1960s American science fiction towards fantasy, according to definitions of fantastic literature by Tzvetan Todorov and science fiction by Darko Suvin. History of American science fiction before the 1960s is presented and the changes in the genre explained in relation to the varying role of myth in three exemplary novels from the 1960s: Frank Herbert’s Dune (1965), Roger Zelazny’s Lord of Light (1967) and Ursula... More Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness (1969). The paper argues that the growing presence of myth in the novels does not primarily shift the genre toward fantasy, but expands the reach of science fiction to include experiences traditionally regraded as irrational for a more comprehensive version of rationality. Less

• Keywords: fantastic; science fiction; myth
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:610720
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: TEFL; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2021-11-15 14:47:59