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This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's novel, A Wizard of Earthsea, the first of six Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the conception of the "equilibrium" that the masters and mages of Roke invoke and discuss in and out of their classes. The young mage Ged has to learn about the equilibrium by painful exper ... Show More
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