The Language of the Night
The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction is a 1979 collection of essays by Ursula K. Le Guin, edited by Hugo winning fan writer and science fiction scholar Susan Wood.
Publications and editions
- Apr 1979, New York, NY: G.P. Putnam, ISBN 0-399-12325-3. (hardcover)
- Jan 1980, New York, NY: Perigee Books, ISBN 0-399-50482-6. (trade paperback) cover by Mike Mariano
- Jan 1982, New York, NY: Berkley Books, ISBN 0-425-05205-2. (paperback)
- Mar 1985, New York, NY: Berkley Books, ISBN 0-425-07668-7. (trade paperback)
- Aug 1989, London, UK: The Women's Press, ISBN 0-7043-4202-2. (trade paperback) cover by Fieroza Doorsen
- May 1992, New York, NY: HarperCollins, ISBN 0-06-016835-8. (2nd edition, hardcover) cover by Steve McLeod
- Jun 1993, New York, NY: Harper Perennial, ISBN 0-06-092412-8. (trade paperback) cover by Steve McLeod
Contents
- p.11 • Introduction The Language of the Night • essay by Susan Wood
- p.21 • Le Guin Introduces Le Guin • essay by Susan Wood
- p.25 • A Citizen of Mondrath • (1973) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.33 • On Fantasy and Science Fiction • essay by Susan Wood
- p.39 • Why Are Americans Afraid of Dragons? • (1974) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.47 • Dreams Must Explain Themselves • (1973) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.57 • National Book Award Acceptance Speech • (1973) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.59 • The Child and the Shadow • (1975) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.73 • Myth and Archetype in Science Fiction • (1976) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.83 • From Elfland to Poughkeepsie • (1973) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.97 • American SF and the Other • (1976) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.101 • Science Fiction and Mrs. Brown • (1977) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.121 • Do-It-Yourself Cosmology • (1977) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.129 • The Book Is What Is Real • essay by Susan Wood
- p.133 • Introduction to Rocannon's World • (1977) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.139 • Introduction to Planet of Exile • (1978) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.145 • Introduction to City of Illusions • (1978) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.149 • Introduction to The Word for World Is Forest • (1977) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.155 • Introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness • (1976) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.161 • Is Gender Necessary? Redux • (1976) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.171 • The Staring Eye • (1974) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (aka Three Views of Tolkien: The Staring Eye)
- p.175 • The Modest One • (1976) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (aka Science Fiction as Prophecy: Philip K. Dick)
- p.179 • Introduction to Star Songs of an Old Primate • (1978) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.187 • Telling the Truth • essay by Susan Wood
- p.191 • Introduction to The Altered I (excerpt) • (1976) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (aka Introduction The Altered I)
- p.195 • Talking About Writing • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.201 • Escape Routes • (1974) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.209 • Pushing at the Limits • essay by Susan Wood
- p.211 • The Stalin in the Soul • (1973) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin
- p.223 • The Stone Ax and the Muskoxen • (1975) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin (aka The Stone Ax and the Musk Oxen)
- p.237 • Bibliographic Checklist of the Works of Ursula K. Le Guin • essay by Jeff Levin