American young adult novels and their European fairy-tale motifs / Lucia Huang ; foreword by Ted Hipple.
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
- unmediated
- volume
- 0820439789
- 9780820439785
- Young adult fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Literature and folklore -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Young adult fiction, American -- European influences
- Fairy tales -- Adaptations -- History and criticism
- Young adults -- Books and reading -- United States
- Fairy tales -- Europe -- History and criticism
- Fairy tales -- Appreciation -- United States
- Youth -- Books and reading -- United States
- Youth in literature
- Fairy tales
- Fairy tales -- Adaptations
- Fairy tales -- Appreciation
- Literature and folklore
- Young adult fiction, American
- Young adults -- Books and reading
- Youth -- Books and reading
- Youth in literature
- Europe
- United States
- 1900-1999
- 813.009/9283 21
- PS374.Y6 H83 1999
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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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