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 85
... Magic . Eventually unleashed by the struggle is a more primitive magic , the " Old Magic , " here represented by Herne the Hunter and his wild hounds . Since the " Old Magic " is objective and amoral , no one knows which side it will ...
... Magic . Eventually unleashed by the struggle is a more primitive magic , the " Old Magic , " here represented by Herne the Hunter and his wild hounds . Since the " Old Magic " is objective and amoral , no one knows which side it will ...
Page 94
... magic . ' Related to this primitive magic is the primitive or primeval side of onself . Both these aspects are present even in the humorous and almost farcical kind of epic fantasy represented by works such as Mollie Hunter's The Wicked ...
... magic . ' Related to this primitive magic is the primitive or primeval side of onself . Both these aspects are present even in the humorous and almost farcical kind of epic fantasy represented by works such as Mollie Hunter's The Wicked ...
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... magic and the supernatural . When magic is present it is usually connected with a veto , as G. K. Chesterton points out : The note of the fairy utterance always is , " You may live in a palace of gold and sapphire , if you do not say ...
... magic and the supernatural . When magic is present it is usually connected with a veto , as G. K. Chesterton points out : The note of the fairy utterance always is , " You may live in a palace of gold and sapphire , if you do not say ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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