Dancing at the Edge of the World
Encyclopedia
Dancing at the Edge of the World is a 1989 nonfiction collection by Ursula K. Le Guin
.
The works are divided into two categories: talks and essay
s, and book and movie review
s. Within the categories, the works are organized chronologically, and are further marked by what Le Guin calls the Guide Ursuline -- a system of symbols denoting the main theme of the works. The four themes with which she categorizes the essays are feminism
, social responsibility
, literature
and travel
.
for Best Non-Fiction Book.
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin is an American author. She has written novels, poetry, children's books, essays, and short stories, notably in fantasy and science fiction...
.
The works are divided into two categories: talks and essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
s, and book and movie review
Review
A review is an evaluation of a publication, a product or a service, such as a movie , video game, musical composition , book ; a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, a play, musical theater show or dance show...
s. Within the categories, the works are organized chronologically, and are further marked by what Le Guin calls the Guide Ursuline -- a system of symbols denoting the main theme of the works. The four themes with which she categorizes the essays are feminism
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
, social responsibility
Social responsibility
Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
, literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
and travel
Travel
Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
.
Talks and Essays
- 1976: "The Space Crone" (feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
, social responsibilitySocial responsibilitySocial responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
) - 1976: "Is Gender Necessary? Redux" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
) - 1978: "Moral and Ethical Implications of Family Planning" (feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
, social responsibilitySocial responsibilitySocial responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
) - 1979: "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1979: "Working on 'The Lathe'" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1980: "Some Thoughts on Narrative" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1981: "World-Making" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1981: "Hunger" (social responsibilitySocial responsibilitySocial responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
) - 1981: "Places Names" (travelTravelTravel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
) - 1982: "The Princess" (social responsibilitySocial responsibilitySocial responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
, feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
) - 1982: "A Non-Euclidean View of California as a Cold Place to Be" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1982: "Facing It" (social responsibilitySocial responsibilitySocial responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
) - 1983: "Reciprocity of Prose and Poetry" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1983: "A Left-Handed Commencement Address" (feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
, social responsibilitySocial responsibilitySocial responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
) - 1983: "Along the Platte" (travelTravelTravel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
) - 1984: "Whose Lathe?" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, social responsibilitySocial responsibilitySocial responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
) - 1984: "The Woman Without Answers" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1984: "The Second Report of the Shipwrecked Foreigner to the Kadanh of Derb" (social responsibilitySocial responsibilitySocial responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
) - 1985: "Room 9, Car 1430" (travelTravelTravel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
) - 1985: "Theodora" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1985: "Science Fiction and the Future" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, social responsibilitySocial responsibilitySocial responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
) - 1985: "The Only Good Author?" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1986: "Bryn Mawr Commencement Address" (feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
, social responsibilitySocial responsibilitySocial responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
) - 1986: "Woman / Wilderness" (feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
, social responsibilitySocial responsibilitySocial responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the...
) - 1986: "The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction" (feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
, literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1986: "Heroes" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
) - 1986: "Prospects for Women in Writing" (feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
) - 1986: "Text, Silence, Performance" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1987: "'Who is Responsible?'" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1987: "Conflict" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1987: "'Where Do You Get Your Ideas From?'" (literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
) - 1988: "Over the Hills and a Great Way Off" (travelTravelTravel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
) - 1988: "The Fisherwoman's Daughter" (feminismFeminismFeminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
, literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
)
Reviews
- 1977: "The Dark TowerThe Dark Tower (1977 novel)The Dark Tower is an incomplete manuscript allegedly written by C. S. Lewis that appears to be an unfinished sequel to the science fiction novel, Out of the Silent Planet. Perelandra instead became the second book of Lewis' Space Trilogy, concluded by That Hideous Strength...
, C. S. LewisC. S. LewisClive Staples Lewis , commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist from Belfast, Ireland...
" - 1978: "Close EncountersClose Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey...
, Star WarsStar WarsStar Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
, and the Tertium Quid" - 1979: "ShikastaShikastaRe: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta is a 1979 science fiction novel by British Nobel Prize in Literature-winner Doris Lessing, and is the first book in her five-book Canopus in Argos series. It was first published in the United States in October 1979 by Alfred A. Knopf, and in the United Kingdom in...
, by Doris LessingDoris LessingDoris May Lessing CH is a British writer. Her novels include The Grass is Singing, The Golden Notebook, and five novels collectively known as Canopus in Argos....
" - 1980: "Two from Venom"
- 1980: "Freddy's Book and Vlemk, by John Gardner"
- 1980: "The Marriage Between Zones Three, Four and Five, by Doris Lessing"
- 1980: "Kalila and DimnaPanchatantraThe Panchatantra is an ancient Indian inter-related collection of animal fables in verse and prose, in a frame story format. The original Sanskrit work, which some scholars believe was composed in the 3rd century BCE, is attributed to Vishnu Sharma...
, retold by Ramsay Wood" - 1980: "Unfinished Business, by Maggie Scarf"
- 1980: "Italian FolktalesItalian FolktalesItalian Folktales is a collection of 200 Italian folktales published in 1956 by Italo Calvino. Calvino began to undertake the project that will lead to the Italian Folktales in 1954, influenced by Vladimir Propp's Morphology of the Folktale; his intention was to emulate the Brothers Grimm in...
, by Italo CalvinoItalo CalvinoItalo Calvino was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy , the Cosmicomics collection of short stories , and the novels Invisible Cities and If on a winter's night a traveler .Lionised in Britain and the United States,...
" - 1981: "Peake's Progress, by Mervyn PeakeMervyn PeakeMervyn Laurence Peake was an English writer, artist, poet and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the Gormenghast books. They are sometimes compared to the work of his older contemporary J. R. R...
" - 1983: "The Sentimental Agents, by Doris Lessing"
- 1984: "Difficult Loves, by Italo Calvino"
- 1984: "
' Forsaking Kingdoms' : Five Poets" - 1985: "The Mythology of North America, by John Bierhorst"
- 1986: "Silent Partners, by Eugene LindenEugene LindenEugene Linden is an American author of several non-fiction books ....
" - 1986: "Outside the GatesOutside the GatesOutside the Gates is a 1915 silent fantasy film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Sr. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Pauline Bush - Sister Ursula* Lon Chaney, Sr. - Perez* William C. Dowlan - Manuel* Helen Wright...
, by Molly GlossMolly GlossMolly Gloss is an American writer currently best known for historical fiction and science fiction.-Life:Molly Gloss grew up in rural Oregon and began writing seriously when she became a mother. She now lives in Portland, Oregon and is close friends with fellow science fiction writer Ursula K. Le...
" - 1986: "Golden Days, by Carolyn See"
Awards and honors
The book was a finalist for the 1990 Hugo AwardHugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
for Best Non-Fiction Book.