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  1. In the image of God
    theme, characterization, and landscape in the fiction of Orson Scott Card
    Author: Collings, Michael R.
    Published: 1990
    Publisher:  Greenwood Press, New York

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 031326404X
    Series: Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy ; 42
    Subjects: Science fiction, American; Mormon Church; Religion in literature; God in literature
    Other subjects: Card, Orson Scott
    Scope: IX,192 S
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  2. Ender's game and philosophy
    genocide is child's play
    Contributor: Wittkower, Dylan E. (Hrsg.)
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Open Court, Chicago

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    Contributor: Wittkower, Dylan E. (Hrsg.)
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9780812698343
    Series: Popular culture and philosophy ; 80
    Subjects: Philosophy in literature
    Other subjects: Card, Orson Scott: Ender's game; Card, Orson Scott; Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character)
    Scope: VII, 253 S., Ill.
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  3. Children's literature review. Volume 116
    excerpts from reviews, criticism, and commentary on books for children and young people
    Contributor: Burns, Tom (Herausgeber)
    Published: 2006
    Publisher:  Thomson Gale, Detroit, Mich. ; Gale Cengage Learning, [Farmington Hills, Michigan]

    Presents full-text literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, monographs, reviews, and scholarly papers. more

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    Presents full-text literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, monographs, reviews, and scholarly papers.

     
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    Contributor: Burns, Tom (Herausgeber)
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781414409924; 1414409923
    Subjects: Children's literature; Science fiction; Children's literature
    Other subjects: Block, Francesca Lia; Brunhoff, Jean de (1899-1937); Brunhoff, Laurent de (1925-); Card, Orson Scott
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 235 p.), Ill.
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  4. Ender's game and philosophy
    the logic gate is down
    Contributor: Decker, Kevin S.
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Wiley Blackwell, Malden, MA ; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ

    A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space. Our only hope is an eleven-year-old boy. Celebrating the long-awaited release of the movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel about highly trained child... more

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    A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space. Our only hope is an eleven-year-old boy. Celebrating the long-awaited release of the movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel about highly trained child geniuses fighting a race of invading aliens, this collection of original essays probes key philosophical questions raised in the narrative, including the ethics of child soldiers, politics on the internet, and the morality of war and genocide. Original essays dissect the diverse philosophical questions raised in Card's best-selling sci-fi classic, winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards and which has been translated in 29 languages.

     
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    Contributor: Decker, Kevin S.
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
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    ISBN: 9781118572696; 1118572696; 1299712428; 9781299712423; 9781118572672; 111857267X; 9781118386583; 1118386582
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    Series: The Blackwell philosophy and popculture series
    Subjects: Science fiction, American; Philosophy in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM; Philosophy in literature; Science fiction, American
    Other subjects: Card, Orson Scott: Ender's game; Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 234 Seiten.)
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  5. In the image of god
    theme, characterization, and landscape in the fiction of Orson Scott Card
    Author: Collings, Michael R.
    Published: 1990
    Publisher:  Greenwood Pr., New York u.a.

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  6. Ender's game and philosophy
    the logic gate is down
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Wiley Blackwell, Malden, MA

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    A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space. Our only hope is an eleven-year-old boy. Celebrating the long-awaited release of the movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel about highly trained child geniuses fighting a race of invading aliens, this collection of original essays probes key philosophical questions raised in the narrative, including the ethics of child soldiers, politics on the internet, and the morality of war and genocide. Original essays dissect the diverse philosophical questions raised in Card's best-selling sci-fi classic, winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards and which has been translated in 29 languages pt. 1. Third : the making of an impossible child -- pt. 2. Game : cooperation or confrontation? -- pt. 3. Hive-queen : all together now -- pt. 4. War : kill or be killed -- pt. 5. Hegemon : the terrible things are only about to begin.

     
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    Language: English
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    ISBN: 1118572696; 1299712428; 111857267X; 1118386582; 9781299712423; 9781118572672; 9781118572696; 9781118386583
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    Series: The Blackwell philosophy and popculture series
    Subjects: Science fiction, American; Philosophy in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM ; American ; General; Philosophy in literature; Science fiction, American; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Wiggin, Ender; Ender's game (Card, Orson Scott)
    Other subjects: Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character); Card, Orson Scott: Ender's game
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 234 pages)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index
  7. Ender's game and philosophy
    the logic gate is down
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Wiley Blackwell, Malden, MA

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    ISBN: 9781118572672; 9781118572696; 9781299712423; 9781118386583
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    Series: The Blackwell philosophy and popculture series
    Subjects: Criticism, interpretation, etc; Ender's game (Card, Orson Scott); LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General; Philosophy in literature; Science fiction, American; Science fiction, American / History and criticism; Philosophy in literature
    Other subjects: Wiggin, Ender / (Fictitious character); Card, Orson Scott; Card, Orson Scott / Ender's game; Wiggin, Ender / (Fictitious character)
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 234 pages)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

    A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space. Our only hope is an eleven-year-old boy. Celebrating the long-awaited release of the movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel about highly trained child geniuses fighting a race of invading aliens, this collection of original essays probes key philosophical questions raised in the narrative, including the ethics of child soldiers, politics on the internet, and the morality of war and genocide. Original essays dissect the diverse philosophical questions raised in Card's best-selling sci-fi classic, winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards and which has been translated in 29 languages
  8. Ender's game and philosophy
    the logic gate is down
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Wiley Blackwell, Malden, MA

    A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space. Our only hope is an eleven-year-old boy. Celebrating the long-awaited release of the movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel about highly trained child... more

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    A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space. Our only hope is an eleven-year-old boy. Celebrating the long-awaited release of the movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel about highly trained child geniuses fighting a race of invading aliens, this collection of original essays probes key philosophical questions raised in the narrative, including the ethics of child soldiers, politics on the internet, and the morality of war and genocide. Original essays dissect the diverse philosophical questions raised in Card's best-selling sci-fi classic, winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards and which has been translated in 29 languages pt. 1. Third : the making of an impossible child -- pt. 2. Game : cooperation or confrontation? -- pt. 3. Hive-queen : all together now -- pt. 4. War : kill or be killed -- pt. 5. Hegemon : the terrible things are only about to begin.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 1118572696; 1299712428; 111857267X; 1118386582; 9781299712423; 9781118572672; 9781118572696; 9781118386583
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    Series: The Blackwell philosophy and popculture series
    Subjects: Science fiction, American; Philosophy in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM ; American ; General; Philosophy in literature; Science fiction, American; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Wiggin, Ender; Ender's game (Card, Orson Scott)
    Other subjects: Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character); Card, Orson Scott: Ender's game
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 234 pages)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index
  9. One earth, one people
    the mythopoeic fantasy series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L'Engle and Orson Scott Card
    Author: Oziewicz, Marek
    Published: 2008
    Publisher:  McFarland & Co, Jefferson, N.C. [u.a.]

    "Presents the genre from a holistic perspective, arguing that this subgenre of fantasy literature is misunderstood as result of decades of incomplete and reductionist literary studies. Asserts mythopoeic fantasy is the most complete literary... more

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    "Presents the genre from a holistic perspective, arguing that this subgenre of fantasy literature is misunderstood as result of decades of incomplete and reductionist literary studies. Asserts mythopoeic fantasy is the most complete literary expression of a worldview based on the existence of supernatural powers and could transform social consciousness with renewed emphasis on anticipating the future"--Provided by publisher

     
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    Contributor: Attebery, Brian
    Language: English
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    Series: Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 6
    Subjects: Fantasy fiction, American / History and criticism; Children's stories, American / History and criticism; Myth in literature; Children's stories, American; Fantasy fiction, American; Myth in literature; Fantastische Literatur
    Other subjects: Le Guin, Ursula K. / 1929- / Earthsea cycle; Alexander, Lloyd / Chronicles of Prydain; Card, Orson Scott / Tales of Alvin Maker; L'Engle, Madeleine / Criticism and interpretation; Alexander, Lloyd: Chronicles of Prydain; Card, Orson Scott: Tales of Alvin Maker; Le Guin, Ursula K. <1929->: Earthsea cycle; L'Engle, Madeleine; Alexander, Lloyd (1924-2007): The chronicles of Prydain; Le Guin, Ursula K. (1929-2018): Earthsea
    Scope: VII, 263 Seiten, 23 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index

    The confusion over fantasy and the confusions of the theoretical era -- Reductionist and holistic criticisms in a battle of worldviews -- Mythopoeic fantasy as a modern genre -- Twentieth-century rehabilitation of myth and the search for a new story -- Rediscovering harmony : Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea sequence (1964-2001) -- Bridging the past with the future : Lloyd Alexander's Prydain chronicles (1964-1973) -- Integrating science and spirituality : Madeleine L'Engle's Time quartet (1962-1986) -- Reconnecting with nature : Orson Scott Card's Tales of Alvin Maker (1987-2003)
  10. Ender's game and philosophy
    genocide is child's play
    Contributor: Wittkower, Dylan E (Herausgeber)
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Open Court, Chicago

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    Contributor: Wittkower, Dylan E (Herausgeber)
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780812698343
    Series: Popular culture and philosophy ; 80
    Subjects: Philosophy in literature
    Other subjects: Card, Orson Scott: Ender's game; Card, Orson Scott; Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character)
    Scope: VII, 253 S. : Ill.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index
  11. Novels for students. Volume 5
    presenting analysis, context, and crticism on commonly studied novels
    Contributor: Ciccarelli, Sheryl (Herausgeber); Napierkowski, Marie Rose (Herausgeber)
    Published: 1999
    Publisher:  Gale, Detroit, Mich. ; Gale Cengage Learning, [Farmington Hills, Michigan]

    Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and... more

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    Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

     
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  12. Ender's Game and Philosophy
    The Logic Gate is Down
    Author: Decker, Kevin S.; Irwin, William
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Wiley, [s.l.]

    A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space. Our only hope is an eleven-year-old boy. Celebrating the long-awaited release of the movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel about highly trained child... more

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    A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space. Our only hope is an eleven-year-old boy. Celebrating the long-awaited release of the movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel about highly trained child geniuses fighting a race of invading aliens, this collection of original essays probes key philosophical questions raised in the narrative, including the ethics of child soldiers, politics on the internet, and the morality of war and genocide. Original essays dissect the diverse philosophical questions raised in Card's best-selling sci-fi classic, winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards and which has been translated in 29 languages A threat to humanity portending the end of our species lurks in the cold recesses of space. Our only hope is an eleven-year-old boy.Celebrating the long-awaited release of the movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s novel about highly trained child geniuses fighting a race of invading aliens, this collection of original essays probes key philosophical questions raised in the narrative, including the ethics of child soldiers, politics on the internet, and the morality of war and genocide.Original essays dissect the diverse philosophical questions raised in Card’s best-selling sci-fi classic, winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards and which has been translated in 29 languagesPublication coincides with planned release of major motion picture adaptation of Ender’s Gamestarring Asa Butterfield and Harrison FordTreats a wealth of core contemporary issues in morality and ethics, including child soldiers, the best kind of education and the use and misuse of global communications for political purposesA stand-out addition to the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series Kevin S. Deckeris Associate Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of the College of Arts, Letters, and Education at Eastern Washington University, USA. He specializes in researching American pragmatism, Continental philosophy, ethics, philosophy in popular culture, and social theory. Professor Decker has co-edited a string of books on the links between philosophy and popular culture, including Star Wars and Philosophy(2005, with Jason T. Eberl), Star Trek and Philosophy(2008, also with Jason T. Eberl), and, with Richard Brown, Terminator and Philosophy(Wiley-Blackwell 2009). William Irwinis Professor of Philosophy at King’s College. He originated the philosophy and popular culture genre of books as coeditor of the bestselling The Simpsons and Philosophyand has overseen recent titles including Superman and Philosophy, Black Sabbath and Philosophy, andSpider-Man and Philosophy.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
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    Format: Online
    ISBN: 1118386574
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    Edition: 1. Aufl.
    Series: The Blackwell philosophy and popculture series
    Subjects: Science fiction, American; Philosophy in literature
    Other subjects: Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character); Card, Orson Scott: Ender's game
    Scope: Online Ressource (368 KB, 248 S.)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

    pt. 1. Third : the making of an impossible childpt. 2. Game : cooperation or confrontation? -- pt. 3. Hive-queen : all together now -- pt. 4. War : kill or be killed -- pt. 5. Hegemon : the terrible things are only about to begin.
  13. Orson Scott Card
    writer of the Terrible Choice
    Author: Tyson, Edith S.
    Published: 2003
    Publisher:  The Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Md

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
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    ISBN: 0810847906
    Series: Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; 10
    Subjects: Young adult fiction, American; Youth
    Other subjects: Card, Orson Scott
    Scope: XXV, 187 S., 23 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references and index
  14. One earth, one people
    the mythopoeic fantasy series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L'Engle and Orson Scott Card
    Author: Oziewicz, Marek
    Published: 2008
    Publisher:  McFarland & Co, Jefferson, N.C.

    "Presents the genre from a holistic perspective, arguing that this subgenre of fantasy literature is misunderstood as result of decades of incomplete and reductionist literary studies. Asserts mythopoeic fantasy is the most complete literary... more

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    "Presents the genre from a holistic perspective, arguing that this subgenre of fantasy literature is misunderstood as result of decades of incomplete and reductionist literary studies. Asserts mythopoeic fantasy is the most complete literary expression of a worldview based on the existence of supernatural powers and could transform social consciousness with renewed emphasis on anticipating the future"--Provided by publisher The confusion over fantasy and the confusions of the theoretical era -- Reductionist and holistic criticisms in a battle of worldviews -- Mythopoeic fantasy as a modern genre -- Twentieth-century rehabilitation of myth and the search for a new story -- Rediscovering harmony : Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea sequence (1964-2001) -- Bridging the past with the future : Lloyd Alexander's Prydain chronicles (1964-1973) -- Integrating science and spirituality : Madeleine L'Engle's Time quartet (1962-1986) -- Reconnecting with nature : Orson Scott Card's Tales of Alvin Maker (1987-2003)

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
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    ISBN: 9780786431359
    RVK Categories: HN 1312
    Series: Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 6
    Subjects: Fantasy fiction, American; Children's stories, American; Myth in literature
    Other subjects: Le Guin, Ursula K (1929-2018): Earthsea cycle; Alexander, Lloyd: Chronicles of Prydain; Card, Orson Scott: Tales of Alvin Maker; L'Engle, Madeleine
    Scope: VII, 263 S.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

    The confusion over fantasy and the confusions of the theoretical era -- Reductionist and holistic criticisms in a battle of worldviews -- Mythopoeic fantasy as a modern genre -- Twentieth-century rehabilitation of myth and the search for a new story -- Rediscovering harmony : Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea sequence (1964-2001) -- Bridging the past with the future : Lloyd Alexander's Prydain chronicles (1964-1973) -- Integrating science and spirituality : Madeleine L'Engle's Time quartet (1962-1986) -- Reconnecting with nature : Orson Scott Card's Tales of Alvin Maker (1987-2003)
  15. Novels for students
    presenting analysis, context, and crticism on commonly studied novels ; Volume 5
    Contributor: Ciccarelli, Sheryl (HerausgeberIn); Napierkowski, Marie Rose (HerausgeberIn)
    Published: c1999
    Publisher:  Gale, Detroit, Mich

    The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman / Ernest J. Gaines -- The bean trees / Barbara Kingsolver -- The color purple / Alice Walker -- Do androids dream of electric sheep? / Philip K. Dick -- Ender's game / Orson Scott Card -- Ethan Frome / Edith... more

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    The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman / Ernest J. Gaines -- The bean trees / Barbara Kingsolver -- The color purple / Alice Walker -- Do androids dream of electric sheep? / Philip K. Dick -- Ender's game / Orson Scott Card -- Ethan Frome / Edith Wharton -- Giants in the earth / O.E. Rolvaag -- How the Garcia girls lost their accents / Julia Alvarez -- Like water for chocolate / Laura Esquivel -- Love medicine / Louise Erdrich -- Les miserables / Victor Hugo -- One hundred years of solitude / Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- The outsiders / S.E. Hinton -- The pearl / John Steinbeck -- The sun also rises / Ernest Hemingway -- A tale of two cities / Charles Dickens. Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism

     
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  16. Children's literature review
    excerpts from reviews, criticism, and commentary on books for children and young people ; Volume 116
    Contributor: Burns, Tom (HerausgeberIn)
    Published: c2006
    Publisher:  Thomson Gale, Detroit, Mich

    Francesca Lia Block -- Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff -- Orson Scott Card -- Juvenile and young adult science fiction. Presents full-text literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from... more

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    Francesca Lia Block -- Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff -- Orson Scott Card -- Juvenile and young adult science fiction. Presents full-text literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, monographs, reviews, and scholarly papers

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Contributor: Burns, Tom (HerausgeberIn)
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781414409924; 1414409923
    Series: Gale eBooks
    Subjects: Children's literature; Science fiction; Children's literature
    Other subjects: Block, Francesca Lia; Brunhoff, Jean de (1899-1937); Brunhoff, Laurent de (1925-); Card, Orson Scott
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 235 p), ill
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    "ISSN 0362-4145"

    Includes bibliographical references and index
  17. Orson Scott Card
    writer of the Terrible Choice
    Author: Tyson, Edith S.
    Published: 2003
    Publisher:  The Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Md

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 0810847906
    Series: Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; 10
    Subjects: Young adult fiction, American; Youth
    Other subjects: Card, Orson Scott
    Scope: XXV, 187 S., 23 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references and index
  18. In the image of God
    theme, characterization, and landscape in the fiction of Orson Scott Card
    Author: Collings, Michael R.
    Published: 1990
    Publisher:  Greenwood, New York [u.a.]

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 031326404X
    Edition: 1. publ.
    Series: Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy ; 42
    Subjects: Science fiction, American; Mormon Church; Religion in literature; God in literature
    Other subjects: Card, Orson Scott
    Scope: IX, 192 S.
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    Includes bibliographical references
  19. One earth, one people
    the mythopoeic fantasy series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L'Engle and Orson Scott Card
    Author: Oziewicz, Marek
    Published: 2008
    Publisher:  McFarland, Jefferson, N.C [u.a.]

    The confusion over fantasy and the confusions of the theoretical era -- Reductionist and holistic criticisms in a battle of worldviews -- Mythopoeic fantasy as a modern genre -- Twentieth-century rehabilitation of myth and the search for a new story... more

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    The confusion over fantasy and the confusions of the theoretical era -- Reductionist and holistic criticisms in a battle of worldviews -- Mythopoeic fantasy as a modern genre -- Twentieth-century rehabilitation of myth and the search for a new story -- Rediscovering harmony : Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea sequence (1964-2001) -- Bridging the past with the future : Lloyd Alexander's Prydain chronicles (1964-1973) -- Integrating science and spirituality : Madeleine L'Engle's Time quartet (1962-1986) -- Reconnecting with nature : Orson Scott Card's Tales of Alvin Maker (1987-2003) "Presents the genre from a holistic perspective, arguing that this subgenre of fantasy literature is misunderstood as result of decades of incomplete and reductionist literary studies. Asserts mythopoeic fantasy is the most complete literary expression of a worldview based on the existence of supernatural powers and could transform social consciousness with renewed emphasis on anticipating the future"--Provided by publisher

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780786431359
    RVK Categories: HN 1312
    Series: Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 6
    Subjects: Fantasy fiction, American; Children's stories, American; Myth in literature; Fantasy fiction, American; Children's stories, American; Myth in literature
    Other subjects: Le Guin, Ursula K. 1929-; Alexander, Lloyd; Card, Orson Scott; L'Engle, Madeleine; Le Guin, Ursula K (1929-2018): Earthsea cycle; Alexander, Lloyd: Chronicles of Prydain; Card, Orson Scott: Tales of Alvin Maker; L'Engle, Madeleine
    Scope: VI, 263 S.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

    The confusion over fantasy and the confusions of the theoretical era -- Reductionist and holistic criticisms in a battle of worldviews -- Mythopoeic fantasy as a modern genre -- Twentieth-century rehabilitation of myth and the search for a new story -- Rediscovering harmony : Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea sequence (1964-2001) -- Bridging the past with the future : Lloyd Alexander's Prydain chronicles (1964-1973) -- Integrating science and spirituality : Madeleine L'Engle's Time quartet (1962-1986) -- Reconnecting with nature : Orson Scott Card's Tales of Alvin Maker (1987-2003)
  20. In the image of god
    theme, characterization, and landscape in the fiction of Orson Scott Card
    Author: Collings, Michael R.
    Published: 1990
    Publisher:  Greenwood Pr., New York u.a.

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 031326404X
    Edition: 1. publ.
    Series: Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy ; 42
    Subjects: Dieu - Dans la littérature; Littérature américaine; Mormons - Dans la littérature; Religion - Dans la littérature; God in literature; Mormon Church; Religion in literature; Science fiction, American; Roman
    Other subjects: Card, Orson Scott <1951-....> - ritique et interprétation; Card, Orson Scott <1951->; Card, Orson Scott; Card, Orson Scott (1951-)
    Scope: IX, 192 S.
  21. The authorized Ender companion
    Author: Card, Orson Scott
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  Tor, New York, NY

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9780765320629
    Edition: 1. ed.
    Other subjects: Card, Orson Scott; Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character); Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character)
    Scope: 432 S.
  22. Ender's game and philosophy
    the logic gate is down
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Wiley-Blackwell, Malden, MA [u.a.]

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781118386576; 9781118572672
    Series: The Blackwell philosophy and popculture series
    Subjects: Science fiction, American; Philosophy in literature
    Other subjects: Card, Orson Scott: Ender's game; Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character)
    Scope: VII, 234 S.
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  23. Children's literature review
    excerpts from reviews, criticism, and commentary on books for children and young people ; Volume 116
    Contributor: Burns, Tom (HerausgeberIn)
    Published: c2006
    Publisher:  Thomson Gale, Detroit, Mich

    Francesca Lia Block -- Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff -- Orson Scott Card -- Juvenile and young adult science fiction. Presents full-text literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from... more

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    Francesca Lia Block -- Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff -- Orson Scott Card -- Juvenile and young adult science fiction. Presents full-text literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, monographs, reviews, and scholarly papers

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Contributor: Burns, Tom (HerausgeberIn)
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781414409924; 1414409923
    Series: Gale eBooks
    Subjects: Children's literature; Science fiction; Children's literature
    Other subjects: Block, Francesca Lia; Brunhoff, Jean de (1899-1937); Brunhoff, Laurent de (1925-); Card, Orson Scott
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 235 p), ill
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    "ISSN 0362-4145"

    Includes bibliographical references and index
  24. Novels for students
    presenting analysis, context, and crticism on commonly studied novels ; Volume 5
    Contributor: Ciccarelli, Sheryl (HerausgeberIn); Napierkowski, Marie Rose (HerausgeberIn)
    Published: c1999
    Publisher:  Gale, Detroit, Mich

    The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman / Ernest J. Gaines -- The bean trees / Barbara Kingsolver -- The color purple / Alice Walker -- Do androids dream of electric sheep? / Philip K. Dick -- Ender's game / Orson Scott Card -- Ethan Frome / Edith... more

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    The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman / Ernest J. Gaines -- The bean trees / Barbara Kingsolver -- The color purple / Alice Walker -- Do androids dream of electric sheep? / Philip K. Dick -- Ender's game / Orson Scott Card -- Ethan Frome / Edith Wharton -- Giants in the earth / O.E. Rolvaag -- How the Garcia girls lost their accents / Julia Alvarez -- Like water for chocolate / Laura Esquivel -- Love medicine / Louise Erdrich -- Les miserables / Victor Hugo -- One hundred years of solitude / Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- The outsiders / S.E. Hinton -- The pearl / John Steinbeck -- The sun also rises / Ernest Hemingway -- A tale of two cities / Charles Dickens. Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism

     
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