Fall 2026 OLLI Digital Catalog

URSULA LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA SERIES: A MYTHOLOGY (H379)

H – Literature

This beautifully written, deeply satisfying series reflects the evolution of the award-winning author’s ideas. It is a whole mythological world, neither past nor present, reflecting Le Guin’s knowledge of native American culture and Taoism. She seeks to achieve balance in the island societies of Earthsea where power, good and evil struggle for dominance, and where men and women seek kinder, fairer relationships. The Earthsea series is one of my very favorites!

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This offering meets for a total of 13 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Susan Shoemaker

SHOEMAKER, SUSAN — B.A., St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana; M.Ed., North Carolina State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Delaware. Extensive teaching experience at UD and regional colleges. Former member and chair of Delaware Humanities Council. Interests include music, history, literature, arts and sciences.

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