Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's LiteratureBeschrijving van de ontwikkeling van het hedendaagse Engelstalige kinder- en jeugdboek, in de vorm van een schets van diverse genres, toonaangevende auteurs en afzonderlijke titels. |
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Page 164
... Sutcliff easily , unobtrusively , and naturally seems able to supply just the right detail at just the right time to ... Sutcliff's special skill is Outcast ( 1955 ) . In this book her hero , Beric , experiences two civilizations - the ...
... Sutcliff easily , unobtrusively , and naturally seems able to supply just the right detail at just the right time to ... Sutcliff's special skill is Outcast ( 1955 ) . In this book her hero , Beric , experiences two civilizations - the ...
Page 177
... Sutcliff's own contrivance but the sense of passion and sacrifice seem drawn from the most ancient myths . Like the myths , Sutcliff's works are by no means mono- chromatic . Her works are filled with images of light as well as dark ...
... Sutcliff's own contrivance but the sense of passion and sacrifice seem drawn from the most ancient myths . Like the myths , Sutcliff's works are by no means mono- chromatic . Her works are filled with images of light as well as dark ...
Page 216
... Sutcliff's retellings are striking complements to the shadowy mysteries behind her clean prose . In contrast to Sutcliff's fictionalization of Arthurian matter , John Steinbeck's uncompleted version , The Acts of King Arthur and His ...
... Sutcliff's retellings are striking complements to the shadowy mysteries behind her clean prose . In contrast to Sutcliff's fictionalization of Arthurian matter , John Steinbeck's uncompleted version , The Acts of King Arthur and His ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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