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The Myth of Persephone in Girls' Fantasy Literature.
In this book, Blackford historicizes the appeal of the Persephone myth in the nineteenth century and traces figurations of Persephone, Demeter, and Hades throughout girls' literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She illuminates developmental patterns and anxieties in E.T.A. Hoffma...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2011.
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| Colección: | Children's literature and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this book, Blackford historicizes the appeal of the Persephone myth in the nineteenth century and traces figurations of Persephone, Demeter, and Hades throughout girls' literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She illuminates developmental patterns and anxieties in E.T.A. Hoffmann's Nutcracker and Mouse King, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, J.M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy, Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, E.B. White's Charlotte's Web, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, and Neil G. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (251 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780203804896 0203804899 |