Ursula K. Le Guin's Journey to Post-Feminism

<p> The first book-length treatment of Le Guin's feminism this text offers a career-spanning look at her engagement with modern gender theory and practice. During the 1970s Le Guin experienced a paradigm shift to feminism a change which had profound effects on her work. This critical examination explores the masculinist nature of her early writing and how her work changed both thematically and aesthetically as a result of her newfound feminism. Of particular interest is her later phase wherein Le Guin transitions to a more inclusive post-feminism privileging unity and balance over separatism. A vital addition to Le Guin criticism.</p>