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Rebirth in the life and works of Beatrix Potter / Richard Tuerk.
Van Pelt Library PR6031.O72 Z88 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tuerk, Richard Carl, 1941- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943--Criticism and interpretation.
- Potter, Beatrix.
- Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943--Correspondence.
- Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943--Diaries.
- Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943.
- Children's stories, English--History and criticism.
- Children's stories, English.
- Regeneration in literature.
- Authors, English--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, English.
- Diaries.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Letters.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- x, 207 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
- Summary:
- "This work traces the concepts of initiation and rebirth though Beatrix Potter's personal writing and her children's fiction. Drawing from Potter's letters and journals, it analyses her attempts to escape from what she called her "unloved birthplace" and her overbearing parents to find a happy mature life. Potter felt that her life culminated in her forties, when she was, in effect, reborn through marriage as Mrs. William Heelis, a farmer raising Herdwick sheep and buying land for the National Trust. The language of transformation and rebirth used throughout her personal writing is echoed in Potter's fiction. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, through some of the last, such as The Fairy Caravan and The Tale of Little Pig Robinson, central characters undergo processes of initiation during which they mature toward adulthood. The most successful ones move from being helpless children to being more mature creatures on their way to independence, while others experience no change or even a regressive change."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- A Very Personal Preface p. 1
- What to Call Beatrix Potter p. 5
- An Introduction to the World of Beatrix Potter p. 7
- Potters Realism p. 33
- Fairies, Fairytales and Beatrix Potter p. 43
- Potter's Vocabulary and Readership Awareness p. 49
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit p. 55
- The Tailor of Gloucester p. 66
- The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin p. 69
- The Tale of Benjamin Bunny p. 76
- The Tale of Two Bad Mice and The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle p. 82
- The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan p. 88
- The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher p. 94
- The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, The Story of Miss Moppet, and "The Sly Old Cat" p. 101
- The Tale of Tom Kitten p. 105
- The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck p. 109
- The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding p. 114
- The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies p. 122
- The Tale of Ginger and Pickles p. 126
- The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse p. 128
- The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes p. 130
- The Tale of Mr. Tod p. 134
- The Tale of Pigling Bland p. 143
- The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse p. 147
- The Fairy Caravan: Beatrix Potter's Book for an American Audience p. 152
- The Tale of Little Pig Robinson p. 159
- Sister Anne p. 170
- Three Posthumous Works: Wag-by-Wall, The Tale of the Faithful Dove, and The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots p. 177.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-203) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476680620
- 1476680620
- OCLC:
- 1114499974
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