Author: Harriet Sabra WrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's plays
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Kissing the Witch
Author: Emma DonoghuePublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064407721
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Thirteen tales are unspun from the deeply familiar, and woven anew into a collection of fairy tales that wind back through time. Acclaimed Irish author Emma Donoghue reveals heroines young and old in unexpected alliances--sometimes treacherous, sometimes erotic, but always courageous. Told with luminous voices that shimmer with sensuality and truth, these age-old characters shed their antiquated cloaks to travel a seductive new landscape, radiantly transformed.Cinderella forsakes the handsome prince and runs off with the fairy godmother; Beauty discovers the Beast behind the mask is not so very different from the face she sees in the mirror; Snow White is awakened from slumber by the bittersweet fruit of an unnamed desire. Acclaimed writer Emma Donoghue spins new tales out of old in a magical web of thirteen interconnected stories about power and transformation and choosing one's own path in the world. In these fairy tales, women young and old tell their own stories of love and hate, honor and revenge, passion and deception. Using the intricate patterns and oral rhythms of traditional fairy tales, Emma Donoghue wraps age-old characters in a dazzling new skin. 2000 List of Popular Paperbacks for YA
New Plays from Old Tales, Arranged for Boys and Girls
Author: Harriet Sabra WrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's plays
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
New Plays from Old Tales Arranged for Boys and Girls
Author: H. S. WrightNew Plays from Old Tales
Author: Harriet Sabra WrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The Old Wives' Fairy Tale Book
Author: Angela CarterPublisher: Pantheon
ISBN:
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Fairy tales, folk tales, stories from the oral tradition, are all of them the most vital connection we have with the imaginations of the ordinary men and women whose labour created our world." -- From the Introduction There was a time when fairy tales weren't meant just for children -- they were part of an oral folklore tradition passed down through generations. This volume of sixty enchanting and enduring tales, collected by master storyteller Angela Carter, revives the industry, eccentricity, spirit, and worldly wisdom of women in preindustrial times. Drawn from narrative traditions all around the world -- from ancient Swahili legends to Appalachian tall tales to European spirit stories and more -- these tales together comprise a unique feminine mythology. Angela Carter (1940-1992) was widely known for her novels, short stories, and journalism. Her many books include The Magic Toy Shop, The Sadeian Woman, Nights at the Circus, Fireworks, and Saints and Strangers.
The Dramatic Index
Author: Extension Series
Author: University of MissouriPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
The Drama
Author: The Old Wives' Tale; a Play
Author: George PeelePublisher:
ISBN: 9781021794123
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Dramatic Index for ...
Author: Frederick Winthrop FaxonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Issues for 1912-16, 1919- accompanied by an appendix: The Dramatic books and plays (in English) (title varies slightly) This bibliography was incorporated into the main list in 1917-18.