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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... epic or heroic . This epic view should perhaps be seen , not so much as a new trend , but as a return of fantasy to its mythic roots . Earlier fantasies had evinced what could be done with touches of legendary material , as may be seen ...
... epic or heroic . This epic view should perhaps be seen , not so much as a new trend , but as a return of fantasy to its mythic roots . Earlier fantasies had evinced what could be done with touches of legendary material , as may be seen ...
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... Epic and Heroic Fantasy The most demonstrable change in epic fantasy is one of flow , but as if one were paddling upstream rather than down . From Victorian times until the present , fantasy worlds were seen as a place to go to and the ...
... Epic and Heroic Fantasy The most demonstrable change in epic fantasy is one of flow , but as if one were paddling upstream rather than down . From Victorian times until the present , fantasy worlds were seen as a place to go to and the ...
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... epic fantasy in his Prydain series , there is Arawin , the Death Lord , Master of Evil , the shape - changer who can only be seen in his fading shadow . The most awesome manifestation of epic evil comes in Joy Chant's Red Moon and Black ...
... epic fantasy in his Prydain series , there is Arawin , the Death Lord , Master of Evil , the shape - changer who can only be seen in his fading shadow . The most awesome manifestation of epic evil comes in Joy Chant's Red Moon and Black ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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