Bridges for the Young: The Fiction of Katherine PatersonM. Sarah Smedman, Joel Chaston Children's Literature Association and The Scarecrow Press, 2003 - 330 pàgines Children's writer Paterson is the winner of the Newbery prize for her works Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved. Sixteen essays, presented by Smedman (children's literature, Minnesota State U. at Moorhead) and Chaston (English, Southwest Missouri State U.), critically examine her works, discussing major themes including her commitment to Christianity, feminism, and ideas on peace. Treatments of all her major works of fiction and nonfiction are included. Also included is an essay in which Patterson reflects on her own writing, as well as a bibliography of her works Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). |
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Pàgina 111
... metaphor as ways of dealing with the Vietnam era do not address these needs I have as a reader of Paterson , but metonomy - the recognition of partial similarities between stories and realities - gives me the breathing room to enjoy ...
... metaphor as ways of dealing with the Vietnam era do not address these needs I have as a reader of Paterson , but metonomy - the recognition of partial similarities between stories and realities - gives me the breathing room to enjoy ...
Pàgina 117
... Metaphor rather than myth had freshness . Though I had to push my students into the thicket of metaphors , they enjoyed realizing the difference between " geek ” and “ gook " and the examination of body / mind separation the puns and ...
... Metaphor rather than myth had freshness . Though I had to push my students into the thicket of metaphors , they enjoyed realizing the difference between " geek ” and “ gook " and the examination of body / mind separation the puns and ...
Pàgina 119
... metaphor because it begrudges generaliza- tions like myth and stands back from assertions like metaphor in favor of another kind of telling , that which shows alignment , overlap , limited correspondence . As literary language ...
... metaphor because it begrudges generaliza- tions like myth and stands back from assertions like metaphor in favor of another kind of telling , that which shows alignment , overlap , limited correspondence . As literary language ...
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Bridges to Literary Worlds Intertextuality and Literacy | 6 |
Narrative Strategies in Katherine | 18 |
Feminist Dialogics in Katherine Patersons Novels | 41 |
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