Love, Loss and Magic: Connecting Author and Story  

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Duncan, Diane M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education (Full Text) vol. 14 no. 3 (2007), page 271-284.
Fulltext: Vol. 14, No. 3, December 2007, pp. 271–284.pdf (183.97KB)

Isi artikel

The themes of love, loss and magic have been enduring themes in fairytales, myths, legends and fantasy within the genre of children’s literature. These stories frequently depict young protagonists who have been ‘orphaned’ in some way—for example, through death, betrayal, absence, rejection or unexplained disappearance. In many of these narratives an important feature is the power of the story to grip and hold its readers through the intervention of magic in its most sinister and beneficent form as well as the love and loyalty of friends and creatures drawn from the world of fantasy. What is seldom examined is the way in which the author’s own biography of loss and love both informs and provides a major impetus to the stories they have written. This article explores the way in which the themes of love, loss and magic interconnect with two phenomenally successful contemporary children’s writers. Using selected extracts from the work of Philip Pullman and Michael Morpurgo, the article suggests a dynamic synergy with the authors and their stories.

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