TransformationsThese poem-stories are a strange retelling of seventeen Grimms fairy tales, including "Snow White," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel," "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," "The Frog Prince," and "Red Riding Hood." Astonishingly, they are as wholly personal as Anne Sexton's most intimate poems. "Her metaphoric strength has never been greater -- really funny, among other things, a dark, dark laughter" (C.K. Williams). |
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Umsögn notanda - veevoxvoom - LibraryThingIn this collection of poetry, Anne Sexton retells seventeen Grimm fairy tales. I adore fairy tale revisions. I gobble it up as fast as I can. I especially love revisions that are darker and more ... Read full review
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Umsögn notanda - extrajoker - LibraryThingpoems: The Gold Key / Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs / The White Snake / Rumpelstiltskin / The Little Peasant / Godfather Death / Rapunzel / Iron Hans / Cinderella / One-Eye, Two-Eyes, Three-Eyes ... Read full review
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THE GOLD KEY | 1 |
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS | 3 |
THE WHITE SNAKE | 11 |
RUMPELSTILTSKIN | 17 |
THE LITTLE PEASANT | 25 |
GODFATHER DEATH | 31 |
RAPUNZEL | 35 |
IRON HANS | 43 |
ONEEYE TWOEYES THREEEYES | 59 |
THE WONDERFUL MUSICIAN | 67 |
RED RIDING HOOD | 73 |
THE MAIDEN WITHOUT HANDS | 81 |
THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES | 87 |
THE FROG PRINCE | 93 |
HANSEL AND GRETEL | 101 |
BRIAR ROSE SLEEPING BEAUTY | 107 |
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| Titill | Transformations Mariner books |
| Höfundur | Anne Sexton |
| Útgefandi | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001 |
| ISBN | 061808343X, 9780618083435 |
| Length | 111 síður |
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