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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-101476680620

ISBN-139781476680620

eBay Product ID (ePID)9038382165

Product Key Features

Number of Pages217 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameRebirth in the Life and Works of Beatrix Potter

SubjectChildren's & Young Adult Literature, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Publication Year2020

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

AuthorRichard Tuerk

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2020-000802

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Tuerk's clear presentation of...ideas and his attention to both visual and verbal imagery in Potter's tales makes this book well worth reading."-- Children's Literature Association Quarterly ; "this book presents an original idea about Beatrix Potter that connects her in a new way to the great soup of stories. I highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in Beatrix Potter and her tales."-- Mythlore

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal823.912

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments A Very Personal Preface What to Call Beatrix Potter An Introduction to the World of Beatrix Potter Potter's Realism Fairies, Fairytales and Beatrix Potter Potter's Vocabulary and Readership Awareness The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tailor of Gloucester The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin The Tale of Benjamin Bunny The Tale of Two Bad Mice and The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, The Story of Miss Moppet, and "The Sly Old Cat" The Tale of Tom Kitten The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies The Tale of Ginger and Pickles The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes The Tale of Mr. Tod The Tale of Pigling Bland The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse The Fairy Caravan: Beatrix Potter's Book for an American Audience The Tale of Little Pig Robinson Sister Anne Three Posthumous Works: Wag-by-Wall, The Tale of the Faithful Dove, and The Tale of Kitty-in-Boots A Very Personal Conclusion Notes Works Cited Index

SynopsisThis work traces the concepts of initiation and rebirth though Beatrix Potter's personal writing and her children's fiction. Drawing from Potter's letters and journals, it analyses her attempts to escape from what she called her "unloved birthplace" and her overbearing parents to find a happy mature life. Potter felt that her life culminated in her forties, when she was, in effect, reborn through marriage as Mrs. William Heelis, a farmer raising Herdwick sheep and buying land for the National Trust. The language of transformation and rebirth used throughout her personal writing is echoed in Potter's fiction. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit , through some of the last, such as The Fairy Caravan and The Tale of Little Pig Robinson , central characters undergo processes of initiation during which they mature toward adulthood. The most successful ones move from being helpless children to being more mature creatures on their way to independence, while others experience no change or even a regressive change., This work traces the concepts of initiation, transformation and rebirth though Beatrix Potter's personal writings and her children's fiction. Her letters and journals reveal attempts to escape from what she called her "unloved birthplace" and her overbearing parents. Potter felt that her life culminated in her forties, when she was, in effect, reborn through marriage as Mrs. William Heelis, a farmer raising Herdwick sheep and buying land for the National Trust. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit , through some of the last, such as The Fairy Caravan and The Tale of Little Pig Robinson , central characters undergo processes of initiation during which they mature toward adulthood. The most successful ones move from being helpless children to more mature creatures on their way to independence, while others experience no change or even regression., Traces the concepts of initiation and rebirth though Beatrix Potter's personal writing and her children's fiction. Drawing from Potter's letters and journals, this book analyses her attempts to escape from what she called her "unloved birthplace" and her overbearing parents to find a happy mature life.

LC Classification NumberPR6031.O72Z88 2020