Robin McKinley : Girl Reader, Woman Writer.
Title:
Robin McKinley : Girl Reader, Woman Writer.
Author:
Perry, Evelyn M.
ISBN:
9780810877443
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (104 pages)
Series:
Studies in Young Adult Literature ; v.41
Studies in Young Adult Literature
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "A Knot in the Grain" -- 1 -- The Novels of Damar -- 2 -- The Short Stories of Damar -- 3 -- McKinley's Damarian Feminism Agenda -- 4 -- The Short Story Retellings of Folk and Fairy Tales -- 5 -- Legend as Historical Retelling: The Outlaws of Sherwood -- 6 -- Novel-Length Fairy Tale Retellings: Beauty and Rose Daughter -- 7 -- Novel-Length Fairy Tale Retellings: Spindle's End -- 8 -- Other Recent Works -- Conclusion: "A Pool in the Desert" -- Bibliography -- About the Author.
Abstract:
This study of fantasy author Robin McKinley is the first full-length, in-depth analysis of the author's works, including her award-winning books The Blue Sword (Newbery Honor, 1983) and The Hero and the Crown (Newbery Medal, 1985).
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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