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Robin McKinley : girl reader, woman writer / Evelyn M. Perry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Perry, Evelyn M.
- Series:
- Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature
- Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; no. 41
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Young adult fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Young adult fiction, American.
- McKinley, Robin--Criticism and interpretation.
- McKinley, Robin.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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).
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-32607-6
- 1-282-99188-4
- 9786612991882
- 0-8108-7744-9
- OCLC:
- 701704908
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