哲學家老子和他的名著《道德經》同樣受美國作
家青睞。最突出的是女作家阨秀拉·勒奎恩(Ursula
K.Le guin，1929-)。她花了40多年翻譯了《道德經
》並進行深入的研究，從科幻小說開始，最後走向哲
學思想的探索，從尋道之旅到與道結緣，受到美國學
術界和廣大讀者的關注和重視。
這本《原道之旅——阨秀拉·勒奎恩科幻文學研
究(英文版)》是葉鼕博士在她的博士學位論文的基礎
上修訂而成的。它以文本為基礎，繫統、深入地論證
了在後現代語境下，勒奎恩如何把老子的道家學說與
科幻小說相結合，與女權主義、生態批評和烏托邦思
想相結合，重塑老子《道德經》的新意義，讓它穿越
時空，走向未來。專著視角新穎，資料翔實，立論公
允，具有重要的學術價值和現實意義。

Introduction
I. Ursula K. Le Guin's Life and Works
II. A Brief Survey of Le Guin Criticism
Ill. Science Fiction and Fantasy: Literary Genres
IV. The Theoretical Frame and Structure
Chapter One The Interplay of Yin and Yang
1.1 Taoism, Feminism and Science Fiction
1.1.1 Taoism and Feminism
1.1.2 Feminist Science Fiction
1.2 The Elimination of Gender Boundary: from Feminism to Androgyny
1.2.1 An Awakened Woman in The Eye of the Heron
1.2.2 Woman's Coming of Age in Earthsea Series
1.2.3 Androgyny in The Left Hand of Darkness
Chapter Two The Interrelativity of Being and Non-Being
2.1 Taoism and Utopianism
2.1.1 The Taoist Utopian Thoughts
2.1.2 The Dream and Ambiguity of Utopia
2.1.3 Utopian Literature and Science Fiction
2.2 The Dispossessed: Thought-Experiment of Taoism
Chapter Three The Harmony of Human and Nature
3.1 Taoism and Ecologism
3.1.1 Ecological Consciousness in Taoism
3.1.2 Ecocriticism in Literature
3.2 Towards Harmony
3.2.1 Dream and Reality: The Lathe of I-Ieaven
3.2.2 Human and Other Species: Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences
3.2.3 Future History: Always Coming Home
Chapter Four Le Guin's Quest for Tao
4.1 Le Guin's Involvement with Tao
4.2 In Search of Tao
4.2.1 Le Guin's English Version of Tao Te Ching
4.2.2 Major Taoist Concepts in Le Guin's Understanding
Conclusion
Works Cited
Acknowledgments
後記