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Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine: More Than Fairy Tale Princesses, By Brita Long, Fairy Tale Book Reviewer
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Krampusnacht 2 Submission Info. July 13, 2015. More Than Fairy Tale Princesses, By Brita Long, Fairy Tale Book Reviewer. If you spend enough time with me, then you’ll quickly realize how much I LOVE all things Disney and all things princessy. That said, as a feminist, I seek out books featuring princesses more along the lines of Anna from. Today’s column features three completely different princesses, each in her own original fairy tale. In Mette Ivie Harrison’s. The Princess and the Hound. Is the first ...
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the middle page: "Honour to the Lincoln Green!": Robin Hood in the Poems of John Keats and John Hamilton Reynolds
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Honour to the Lincoln Green! Robin Hood in the Poems of John Keats and John Hamilton Reynolds. Is hosting another reading event! This time, it's on the legend of Robin Hood. Their last. One on C.S. Lewis produced some great book reviews and analysis (my own contribution can be found here. The Once and Future King,. Both feature a Robin Hood character. As a Romantic poet, Keats is often studied with poets like Wordsworth and Sh...
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the middle page: August 2013
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Sunday, August 25, 2013. Just wanted to share the news that an article of mine will be appearing in the latest issue of Silver Leaves. Silver Leaves is a Tolkien studies journal that has featured scholarly and creative work on topics ranging from the Inklings, Dragons, and Fantasy art/artists. In the past, scholars like Tom Shippey. Michael C. Drout. And Peter S. Beagle. And its original manuscript. Fellow Mythgardian and Potterhead Kris Swank.
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the middle page: Making Sense of the Frame Narrative in 'The Princess Bride'
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Saturday, April 13, 2013. Making Sense of the Frame Narrative in 'The Princess Bride'. Ah, The Princess Bride. Is there anyone who doesn't love this film? The novel begins with William Goldman writing as "himself" (which is in reality a fictionalized, albeit close, version of himself). In it, he talks about his father reading him The Princess Bride. Dose of bitter reality. Since The Princess Bride. On one hand, this opening seems to be a very consciou...
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the middle page: September 2013
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Sunday, September 15, 2013. The Creation Stories of Narnia and Middle Earth. It probably won't come as a surprise to you that Tolkien's creation story for Middle Earth, "A. Inulindale," and C.S. Lewis' novel about the beginning of Narnia,. Resemble each other. Like many creation myths, both Narnia and Middle-earth start out in a sort of 'nothingness' and both tales explain how the material and spiritual world come into being. More about Middle Earth's...
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the middle page: Literary Alchemy in 'Hunger Games' Part 2: Peeta and President Snow in the first Mockingjay Teaser
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Thursday, July 10, 2014. Literary Alchemy in 'Hunger Games' Part 2: Peeta and President Snow in the first Mockingjay Teaser. This is the second part in a series exploring the literary alchemy of the Hunger Games. You can read a brief outline of the alchemical imagery of the trilogy in Part One, right here. President Snow's chilling address to Panem in the first teaser trailer for Mockingjay Part One. Throughout The Hunger Games. Moments almost always ...
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the middle page: Literary Alchemy in 'The Hunger Games': Part One
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Literary Alchemy in 'The Hunger Games': Part One. If you're a serious reader of Harry Potter. Or The Hunger Games. Chances are you've heard of John Granger, the Hogwarts Professor. In light of the first teaser trailer. Of Mockingjay Part 1. I recommend reading through it at least once, but here is a short snippet that very simply describes the process of alchemical literature:. Alchemy is a three stage work in its simplest outli...
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the middle page: November 2013
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The Dystopian Game: Isolation and Manipulation in "Ender's Game" and "The Hunger Games". Over the past few years dystopian literature has been dominating the YA bookshelves and there's no question that much of this has to do with Suzanne Collins' wildly popular Hunger Games. Series. I recently reread Ender's Game. Since these two novels (along with George Orwell's 1984). There's no doubt that Ender's Game. Can be consider...
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the middle page: Christmas Ring Structure in Harry Potter
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Christmas Ring Structure in Harry Potter. Over at the Hogs Head. There have been some excellent posts on Christmas in the Harry Potter series; from recent ideas on the different types of gifts. From the 'groaners' to the 'glorious') to the not so recent- but very wonderful- thoughts on the mythic space. Series, check out what John Granger. Series essentially is that the Sorcerer's Stone. And Half Blood Prince. As the four...
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the middle page: May 2014
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Friday, May 30, 2014. Interpretation and Dream Visions in Chaucer’s Early Poems. 160; Many of Chaucer’s early poems show a deep interest in dreams and medieval dream theory. Of his early poetry, The Book of the Duchess, The House of Fame, the Parliament of Fowles,. And The Legend of Good Women. The only lengthy poem of his earlier works that is not. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Christmas Ring Structure in Harry Potter. View my co...