Simon McNeil
Commentator and guest on this episode contributing literary analysis of language, Taoist themes, and magic in A Wizard of Earthsea.
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02. The Language of A Wizard of Earthsea
James Gifford, a close-reader of naming and class-coded language. Simon McNeil, a literary analyst of Taoist themes and magic. They unpack Le Guin’s island and place names, the Old Speech and true names, naming as authority and responsibility, the limits of magic, and the flow/stream metaphors of identity. Short, focused conversations on language, craft, and ethical tensions in A Wizard of Earthsea.
