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Beyond His dark materials : innocence and experience in the fiction of Philip Pullman / Susan Redington Bobby.
Van Pelt Library PR6066.U44 Z56 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bobby, Susan Redington, 1969-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pullman, Philip, 1946---Criticism and interpretation.
- Pullman, Philip.
- Pullman, Philip, 1946-.
- Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism.
- Fantasy fiction, English.
- Young adult fiction, English--History and criticism.
- Young adult fiction, English.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- x, 197 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Company, [2012]
- Summary:
- "Beyond the His Dark Materials series lies a vast fictional realm populated by the many diverse character creations of Philip Pullman. During a more than 30-year career, Pullman has created worlds filled with quests, trials, tragedies and triumphs, and this book explores those worlds"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part I Stories of Innocence: The Quest and the Path to Maturity 7
- One Mossycoat, Puss in Boots and Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp: Fairy Tale and Falktale Re-visions 9
- Two The Firework-Maker's Daughter and the Scarecrow and his Servant: Quest-Driven Tales 30
- Three Count Karlstein, or the Ride of the Demon Huntsman: The Influence of German Romanticism and the Gothic on an Evolving Text 50
- Four Spring-Heeled Jack and the New cut Gang: Thunderbolt's Waxwork and the Gas-Fitters' Ball: Narratives of Orphaned, Displaced, and Dispossessed Children 72
- Part II Stories of Experience: Betrayal and the Path to Maturity 93
- Five The Sally Lockhart Quartet: Socially-Conscious Penny Dreadfuls 95
- Six I was a Rat! and How to be Cool: The Intersection of Fantasy and Realism Through Social Satire 118
- Seven The Broken Bridge and the White Mercedes: The Impact of the Sins of the Father (and Mother) in Young Adult Contemporary Novels 143
- Eight The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ: A New Path from Innocence to Experience 163.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-192) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786465088
- 0786465085
- OCLC:
- 795762174
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