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Childhood Readings and the Genesis of Names in the Earthsea Novels of Ursula K. Le Guin
- Children's Literature
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 38, 2010
- pp. 92-114
- 10.1353/chl.2010.a380762
- Article
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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.