The Left Hand of Darkness （abbr. LHD） is composed by Ursula Le Guin as a ＂thought experiment＂ to explore the postgender world on the planet of Gethen. By eradication of sexual difference and embracing the biologic...The Left Hand of Darkness （abbr. LHD） is composed by Ursula Le Guin as a ＂thought experiment＂ to explore the postgender world on the planet of Gethen. By eradication of sexual difference and embracing the biological fluidity and psychological androgeny, dualism is deconstructed, and a postgender intersubjective space is reconstructed between Genly Ai and Estraven, interluded by cyborg myth and postgenderism culture narratives. Moreover, Le Guin suggests a possible transformation mode ofyin-yang cycle from psychoanalytic light and shadow.展开更多
On the basis of Gabriel Zoran＇s theory of spatial pattern, particularly the 3 levels of world reconstruction, the pattern of narrative space in Ursula Le Guin＇s The Left Hand of Darkness is figured out. A spatial pa...On the basis of Gabriel Zoran＇s theory of spatial pattern, particularly the 3 levels of world reconstruction, the pattern of narrative space in Ursula Le Guin＇s The Left Hand of Darkness is figured out. A spatial pattern of Tai Chi diagram is established on the textual level, the chronotopic level and the topographical level simultaneously. To demonstrate the validity of this Tai Chi spatial pattern, the stylistic feature of ＂shfgrethor＂ is analyzed in accordance with the Tai Chi spatial pattern, thereby proves the pattern＇s reliability. As an effect, this Tai Chi spatial pattern functions as Le Guin＇s fitting shape of carrier bag in science fiction containing both mythology and realist elements into a cyclic narrative.展开更多
文摘The Left Hand of Darkness （abbr. LHD） is composed by Ursula Le Guin as a ＂thought experiment＂ to explore the postgender world on the planet of Gethen. By eradication of sexual difference and embracing the biological fluidity and psychological androgeny, dualism is deconstructed, and a postgender intersubjective space is reconstructed between Genly Ai and Estraven, interluded by cyborg myth and postgenderism culture narratives. Moreover, Le Guin suggests a possible transformation mode ofyin-yang cycle from psychoanalytic light and shadow.
文摘On the basis of Gabriel Zoran＇s theory of spatial pattern, particularly the 3 levels of world reconstruction, the pattern of narrative space in Ursula Le Guin＇s The Left Hand of Darkness is figured out. A spatial pattern of Tai Chi diagram is established on the textual level, the chronotopic level and the topographical level simultaneously. To demonstrate the validity of this Tai Chi spatial pattern, the stylistic feature of ＂shfgrethor＂ is analyzed in accordance with the Tai Chi spatial pattern, thereby proves the pattern＇s reliability. As an effect, this Tai Chi spatial pattern functions as Le Guin＇s fitting shape of carrier bag in science fiction containing both mythology and realist elements into a cyclic narrative.
