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Autor/in | Yamazaki, Akiko |
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Titel | Otherness through Elves: Into Elfland and Beyond |
Quelle | In: Children's Literature in Education, 39 (2008) 4, S.305-313 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0045-6713 |
DOI | 10.1007/s10583-008-9073-9 |
Schlagwörter | Novels; Literary Devices; Childrens Literature; Fantasy; Psychological Characteristics; Interpersonal Relationship; Literary Criticism |
Abstract | This article examines three novels which use stories of elves--especially the ballad "Tam Lin"--as pre-texts, and contemplates how they explore the issue of Otherness. The three novels are "The Sterkarm Handshake" by Susan Price, "Cold Tom" by Sally Prue, and "Fire and Hemlock" by Diana Wynne Jones. Although the novels seem to be about elves as Other, they can be read as observations on human nature and human relationships. The article speculates on how encounters with the Other illuminate what humans are like and how these contacts affect the human characters by making them see themselves in a different light. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |