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Spinning Straw Into Gold: The Domestication of Dwarfs
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Saturday, June 30, 2012. The Domestication of Dwarfs. Sooner or later, everyone weighs in on Disney. Like almost every American born in the late nineteenth century, Disney fairy tales were a major and influential aspect of my childhood. Though I was able to place them, growing up, alongside the originals, and for that, I am very relieved and grateful. Still, there is something essential missing from Disney's versions that leads people in search of fairy tale purity. After some consideration, I have come ...
Spinning Straw Into Gold: You Know You're a Fairy Tale Blogger When
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Friday, May 9, 2014. You Know You're a Fairy Tale Blogger When. Kristin from Tales of Faerie and Gypsy from Once Upon a Blog have instigated a bloggy carnival of fairy tale goodness and invited me to join! Some of my admissions aren't a result of being a blogger so much as a general lover (and a passionate lover I am at that! But blogging certainly aggravates the pre-existing condition. So, without further ado:. You know you're a fairy tale blogger when . . . And (2) can I blog about it? You resolve to r...
Spinning Straw Into Gold: The Secret of Kells and the Art of Making
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012. The Secret of Kells and the Art of Making. I've only recently encountered this delightful animated film. From 2009. The Secret of Kells. Is about a boy growing up in the walled abbey in Ireland during the time of the Viking raids, while the Book of Kells was being penned and illustrated. It was an instant favorite for my family, and we play this song to our little one all the time. Cellach's intentions are worthy enough; day and night, he labors over the design and construction ...
Spinning Straw Into Gold: Some Cinderella Reviews
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Just popping in with a few links. I haven't got a chance to see the new Cinderella. Movie yet, so pending a review, here are some excellent thoughts by excellent people. Wait and Be Rescued? Thoughts on Heroic Boys and Damsels in Distress. Maleficent vs. Cinderella and the Heroes We Give Our Children. Charity Has Power and How Disney Didn't Ruin Cinderella. April 15, 2015 at 8:54 AM. October 16, 2015 at 6:09 PM. Subscribed, Ill be back :). Dont be shy. Leave a comment! By Jenna...
Spinning Straw Into Gold: Guest Post: Beauty and the Beast: A Feminist Tale?
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Monday, November 26, 2012. Guest Post: Beauty and the Beast: A Feminist Tale? By Kristin, of Tales of Faerie. Kristin is a long-standing fairy tale blogger, and I consider her the authority on. Beauty and the Beast among the fairy tale blogging community. So consider how honored we are that she is writing a guest post for SSiG on that very topic! One of the fascinating aspects of common interpretations of Beauty and the Beast. I think the Disney version does a pretty good job of showing us that the Beast...
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the middle page: "Honour to the Lincoln Green!": Robin Hood in the Poems of John Keats and John Hamilton Reynolds
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Honour to the Lincoln Green! Robin Hood in the Poems of John Keats and John Hamilton Reynolds. Is hosting another reading event! This time, it's on the legend of Robin Hood. Their last. One on C.S. Lewis produced some great book reviews and analysis (my own contribution can be found here. The Once and Future King,. Both feature a Robin Hood character. As a Romantic poet, Keats is often studied with poets like Wordsworth and Sh...
the middle page: August 2013
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Sunday, August 25, 2013. Just wanted to share the news that an article of mine will be appearing in the latest issue of Silver Leaves. Silver Leaves is a Tolkien studies journal that has featured scholarly and creative work on topics ranging from the Inklings, Dragons, and Fantasy art/artists. In the past, scholars like Tom Shippey. Michael C. Drout. And Peter S. Beagle. And its original manuscript. Fellow Mythgardian and Potterhead Kris Swank.
the middle page: Making Sense of the Frame Narrative in 'The Princess Bride'
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Saturday, April 13, 2013. Making Sense of the Frame Narrative in 'The Princess Bride'. Ah, The Princess Bride. Is there anyone who doesn't love this film? The novel begins with William Goldman writing as "himself" (which is in reality a fictionalized, albeit close, version of himself). In it, he talks about his father reading him The Princess Bride. Dose of bitter reality. Since The Princess Bride. On one hand, this opening seems to be a very consciou...
the middle page: September 2013
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Sunday, September 15, 2013. The Creation Stories of Narnia and Middle Earth. It probably won't come as a surprise to you that Tolkien's creation story for Middle Earth, "A. Inulindale," and C.S. Lewis' novel about the beginning of Narnia,. Resemble each other. Like many creation myths, both Narnia and Middle-earth start out in a sort of 'nothingness' and both tales explain how the material and spiritual world come into being. More about Middle Earth's...
the middle page: Alchemical Framework and Imagery in Beauty and the Beast
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Sunday, February 24, 2013. Alchemical Framework and Imagery in Beauty and the Beast. I just finished reading and watching a few different versions of the Beauty and the Beast. Tale and could not help but see some alchemical imagery and meaning in the tales. Once again, John Granger. Is the person to turn to for a full discussion on what literary alchemy is and how it applies to popular texts like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,. In an alchemical story...
the middle page: Literary Alchemy in 'Hunger Games' Part 2: Peeta and President Snow in the first Mockingjay Teaser
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Thursday, July 10, 2014. Literary Alchemy in 'Hunger Games' Part 2: Peeta and President Snow in the first Mockingjay Teaser. This is the second part in a series exploring the literary alchemy of the Hunger Games. You can read a brief outline of the alchemical imagery of the trilogy in Part One, right here. President Snow's chilling address to Panem in the first teaser trailer for Mockingjay Part One. Throughout The Hunger Games. Moments almost always ...
the middle page: Literary Alchemy in 'The Hunger Games': Part One
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Literary Alchemy in 'The Hunger Games': Part One. If you're a serious reader of Harry Potter. Or The Hunger Games. Chances are you've heard of John Granger, the Hogwarts Professor. In light of the first teaser trailer. Of Mockingjay Part 1. I recommend reading through it at least once, but here is a short snippet that very simply describes the process of alchemical literature:. Alchemy is a three stage work in its simplest outli...
the middle page: November 2013
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The Dystopian Game: Isolation and Manipulation in "Ender's Game" and "The Hunger Games". Over the past few years dystopian literature has been dominating the YA bookshelves and there's no question that much of this has to do with Suzanne Collins' wildly popular Hunger Games. Series. I recently reread Ender's Game. Since these two novels (along with George Orwell's 1984). There's no doubt that Ender's Game. Can be consider...
the middle page: Christmas Ring Structure in Harry Potter
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Christmas Ring Structure in Harry Potter. Over at the Hogs Head. There have been some excellent posts on Christmas in the Harry Potter series; from recent ideas on the different types of gifts. From the 'groaners' to the 'glorious') to the not so recent- but very wonderful- thoughts on the mythic space. Series, check out what John Granger. Series essentially is that the Sorcerer's Stone. And Half Blood Prince. As the four...
the middle page: May 2014
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Fumbling thoughts on faerie, fantasy, and folk tales. Friday, May 30, 2014. Interpretation and Dream Visions in Chaucer’s Early Poems. 160; Many of Chaucer’s early poems show a deep interest in dreams and medieval dream theory. Of his early poetry, The Book of the Duchess, The House of Fame, the Parliament of Fowles,. And The Legend of Good Women. The only lengthy poem of his earlier works that is not. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Christmas Ring Structure in Harry Potter. View my co...
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Spin, strangeness, and charm. Politics, media bias, science, and psychology. Fundamental Laws of Politics. Posted by: New Class Traitor. August 5, 2015. RIP Robert Conquest, 1917-2015. Robert Conquest, the historian and Sovietologist whose “ The Great Terror. 8221; and “ The Harvest of Sorrow. 8221; left a lasting imprint on our understanding of the Stalin regime, passed away at the ripe old age of 98. Roger Kimball has an obituary. As do the Wall Street Journal. And Steven Hayward at Powerline. A bureau...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Just popping in with a few links. I haven't got a chance to see the new Cinderella. Movie yet, so pending a review, here are some excellent thoughts by excellent people. Wait and Be Rescued? Thoughts on Heroic Boys and Damsels in Distress. Maleficent vs. Cinderella and the Heroes We Give Our Children. Charity Has Power and How Disney Didn't Ruin Cinderella. Sunday, February 8, 2015. Well, what do you know? I disappear for nine months and win an award! I should go MIA more often!
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