Title: Ursula K. Le Guin /
Authors: Spivack, Charlotte.
Publisher: Twayne Publishers,
Year: 1984
Subjects: Le Guin, Ursula K., Criticism and interpretation.; Women and literature United States History; Science fiction, American History and criticism.
Abstract: Examines the themes of the major fantasy and science fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin and discusses her essays and poetry.
Contents: Life and intellectual background -- The hainish trilogy -- The earthsea trilogy -- The left hand of darkness -- The lathe of heaven, "Vaster than empires and more slow," and The word for world is forest -- The dispossessed and related stories -- The wind's twelve quarters, Orisinian tales, and Very far away from anywhere else -- "The eye of the heron," Malafrena, and The beginning place -- The language of the night and other essays in criticism -- Wild angels and hard words -- Miscellaneous short fiction -- Critical Summary -- Notes and references -- Selected bibliography -- Index.