Old, Old Tales Retold
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 120
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Old Stories Retold
Author: Andrew G. Stuckey
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2010-04-30
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 1461633958
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOld Stories Retold explores the ways modern Chinese narratives dramatize and embody the historical sense that links them to the past and to the Chinese literary tradition. Largely guided by Walter Benjamin’s discussions of history, G. Andrew Stuckey looks at the ways Chinese narrative engages a historical process that pieces together fragments of the past into new configurations to better serve present needs. By examining intertextual connections between separate texts, Stuckey seeks to discover traces of an “original,” whether it be thought of as the past, history, or tradition, when it has been rewritten in modern and contemporary Chinese fiction. Old Stories Retold shows how the articulation of the past into new historical configurations disrupts accepted understandings of the past, and as such, can be intentionally pitted against modernist historical knowledge to resist the modernist ends that this knowledge is mobilized to achieve.
Beyond the Woods
Author: Paula Guran
Publisher: Start Publishing LLC
Published: 2016-07-05
Total Pages: 603
ISBN-13: 1597805866
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOnce upon a time, the stories that came to be known as “fairy tales” were cultivated to entertain adults more than children; it was only later that they were tamed and pruned into less thorny versions intended for youngsters. But in truth, they have continued to prick the imaginations of readers at all ages. Over the years, authors have often borrowed bits and pieces from these stories, grafting them into their own writing, creating literature with both new meaning and age-old significance. In the last few decades or so, they’ve also intentionally retold and reinvented the tales in a variety of ways—delightful or dark, wistful or wicked, sweet or satirical—that forge new trails through the forests of fantastic fiction. This new anthology compiles some of the best modern fairy-tale retellings and reinventions from award-winning and bestselling authors, acclaimed storytellers, and exciting new talents, into an enchanting collection. Explore magical new realms by traveling with us, Beyond the Woods . . .
Tales of the Old West
Author: Paula J. Reece
Publisher: Cover-To-Cover Timeless Classi
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780789152848
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of five stories relating to the wild West. The last story, "The pimienta pancakes" is also presented in a play format.
Hag
Author: Daisy Johnson
Publisher: Virago
Published: 2020-10-08
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 0349013586
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Engaging, modern fables with a feminist tang' Sunday Times DARK, POTENT AND UNCANNY, HAG BURSTS WITH THE UNTOLD STORIES OF OUR ISLES, CAPTURED IN VOICES AS VARIED AS THEY ARE VIVID. Here are sisters fighting for the love of the same woman, a pregnant archaeologist unearthing impossible bones and lost children following you home. A panther runs through the forests of England and pixies prey upon violent men. From the islands of Scotland to the coast of Cornwall, the mountains of Galway to the depths of the Fens, these forgotten folktales howl, cackle and sing their way into the 21st century, wildly reimagined by some of the most exciting women writing in Britain and Ireland today. 'A thoroughly original package that has a hint of Angela Carter' The Times 'Sharp writing and cleverly done' Spectator
Tales from Old Ireland
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Publisher: Barefoot Books
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781902283975
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnd so it was that when he met Aoife, a stranger to those parts, he was struck by her beauty and blind to her evil.
A Primary Reader
Author: Emma Louise Smythe
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Published: 1896
Total Pages: 144
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Author: Peter Cashorali
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 1997-01-03
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 0062513095
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUsing the magical and mythic language of classic stories from around the world, Fairy Tales takes familiar myths and folktales and turns them into stories about men coming out, learning to trust themselves, looking for and finding love, facing AIDS, and helping those they love.
The Runaway Dinner
Author: Allan Ahlberg
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 2008-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780606083362
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Banjo Cannon sits down to dinner, his sausage (named Melvin) jumps off the plate and runs away. The kitchen furniture, cutlery, peas, French fries, carrots, the famished boy, and his parents follow out the door in Gingerbread Man fashion
Swan Sister
Author: Ellen Datlow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-03-20
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 1442460407
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJust as fairy-tale magic can transform a loved one into a swan, the contributors to this book have transformed traditional fairy tales and legends into stories that are completely original, yet still tantalizingly familiar In the follow-up to A Wolf at the Door, thirteen renowned authors come together with a selection of new and surprising adaptations of the fairy tales we think we know so well. These fresh takes on classic tales will show you sides of each story you never dreamed of.
