Childhood Readings and the Genesis of Names in the Earthsea Novels of Ursula K. Le Guin

Christopher L. Robinson
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Abstract: The creation of names in the Earthsea novels is a playful activity that reawakens a childlike sensitivity to the physical elements of speech and writing and revives memories of language-based experiences that include childhood readings and the encounter with foreign words and names, as often appear in juvenile literature.

Keywords: Childhood; Readings; Genesis; Names; Earthsea; Novels; Ursula; Le Guin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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Published in Children's Literature, 2010, 38, pp.92-114

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