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American young adult novels and their European fairy-tale motifs / Lucia Huang ; foreword by Ted Hipple.

By: Series: American university studies. Series XIV, Education ; ; vol. 44.Publication details: New York : P. Lang, ©1999.Description: xiv, 122 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0820439789
  • 9780820439785
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813.009/9283 21
LOC classification:
  • PS374.Y6 H83 1999
Contents:
Foreword / Ted Hipple -- Ch. I. Introduction -- Ch. II. The Helper Motif. Different Types of Helpers. Characteristics of the Helpers -- Ch. III. The Motif Of Unpromising Hero/Heroine. Cinderella Figures. Simpleton Figures -- Ch. IV. The Motif Of Abandoned Children. Unfortunate Abandoned Children. Fortunate Abandoned Children -- Ch. V. The Magic Motif. Transformation. Magic Invisibility -- Ch. VI. The Deception Motif -- Ch. VII. Conclusion.
Summary: American Young Adult Novels and Their European Fairy-Tale Motifs is the first organized study linking these two genres. This book examines fairy-tale motifs in eleven acclaimed young adult novels published in the 1980s. Five fairy-tale motifs appear in these novels. They are "the helper," "the unpromising hero/heroine," "abandoned children," "magic," and "deception." The findings of this study suggest that English teachers in secondary schools could apply fairy-tale motifs in their teaching of young adult literature.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-118) and index.

Foreword / Ted Hipple -- Ch. I. Introduction -- Ch. II. The Helper Motif. Different Types of Helpers. Characteristics of the Helpers -- Ch. III. The Motif Of Unpromising Hero/Heroine. Cinderella Figures. Simpleton Figures -- Ch. IV. The Motif Of Abandoned Children. Unfortunate Abandoned Children. Fortunate Abandoned Children -- Ch. V. The Magic Motif. Transformation. Magic Invisibility -- Ch. VI. The Deception Motif -- Ch. VII. Conclusion.

American Young Adult Novels and Their European Fairy-Tale Motifs is the first organized study linking these two genres. This book examines fairy-tale motifs in eleven acclaimed young adult novels published in the 1980s. Five fairy-tale motifs appear in these novels. They are "the helper," "the unpromising hero/heroine," "abandoned children," "magic," and "deception." The findings of this study suggest that English teachers in secondary schools could apply fairy-tale motifs in their teaching of young adult literature.

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