Author: Staffan Bergsten
Publisher: Almqvist & Wiksell International
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Mary Poppins and Myth
Author: Staffan Bergsten
Publisher: Almqvist & Wiksell International
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher: Almqvist & Wiksell International
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Myth, Symbol, and Meaning in Mary Poppins
Author: Giorgia Grilli
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135868018
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The Mary Poppins that many people know of today--a stern, but sweet, loveable, and reassuring British nanny--is a far cry from the character created by Pamela Lyndon Travers in the 1930's. Instead, this is the Mary Poppins reinvented by Disney in the eponymous movie. This book sheds light on the original Mary Poppins, Myth, Symbol, and Meaning in Mary Poppins is the only full-length study that covers all the Mary Poppins books, exposing just how subversive the pre-Disney Mary Poppins character truly was. Drawing important parallels between the character and the life of her creator, who worked as a governess herself, Grilli reveals the ways in which Mary Poppins came to unsettle the rigid and rigorous rules of Victorian and Edwardian society that most governesses embodied, taught, and passed on to their charges.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135868018
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The Mary Poppins that many people know of today--a stern, but sweet, loveable, and reassuring British nanny--is a far cry from the character created by Pamela Lyndon Travers in the 1930's. Instead, this is the Mary Poppins reinvented by Disney in the eponymous movie. This book sheds light on the original Mary Poppins, Myth, Symbol, and Meaning in Mary Poppins is the only full-length study that covers all the Mary Poppins books, exposing just how subversive the pre-Disney Mary Poppins character truly was. Drawing important parallels between the character and the life of her creator, who worked as a governess herself, Grilli reveals the ways in which Mary Poppins came to unsettle the rigid and rigorous rules of Victorian and Edwardian society that most governesses embodied, taught, and passed on to their charges.
What the Bee Knows
Author: P. L. Travers
Publisher: Codhill Press
ISBN: 9781930337503
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The Sphinx, the Pyramids, the stone temples are, all of them, ultimately, as flimsy as London Bridge; our cities but tents set up in the cosmos. We pass. But what the bee knows, the wisdom that sustains our passing life—however much we deny or ignore it—that for ever remains." —P. L. Travers
Publisher: Codhill Press
ISBN: 9781930337503
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"The Sphinx, the Pyramids, the stone temples are, all of them, ultimately, as flimsy as London Bridge; our cities but tents set up in the cosmos. We pass. But what the bee knows, the wisdom that sustains our passing life—however much we deny or ignore it—that for ever remains." —P. L. Travers
Mary Poppins, She Wrote
Author: Valerie Lawson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476762929
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A portrait of the English author of the classic children's story traces her long life, the creation of her mysterious and beloved title character, and her tumultuous relationship with Walt Disney.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476762929
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A portrait of the English author of the classic children's story traces her long life, the creation of her mysterious and beloved title character, and her tumultuous relationship with Walt Disney.
Mary Poppins
Author: Pamela Lyndon Travers
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152017170
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The adventures of Mary Poppins, the unusual governess whose remarkable powers transform the lives of the Banks family.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152017170
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The adventures of Mary Poppins, the unusual governess whose remarkable powers transform the lives of the Banks family.
Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane / Mary Poppins and the House Next Door
Author: Pamela Lyndon Travers
Publisher: HarperCollins publishers
ISBN: 9780008207465
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
More magical adventures in the classic series "Mary Poppins."
Publisher: HarperCollins publishers
ISBN: 9780008207465
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
More magical adventures in the classic series "Mary Poppins."
What the Bee Knows
Author: Pamela Lyndon Travers
Publisher: Millefleurs
ISBN: 9780809578306
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Most of these essays by a respected authority on myths and folklore (the creator of Mary Poppins) originally appeared in Parabola. Here is one woman's quest, unceasing, to live a life in which "there is nothing to expect, nothing to be gained, nobody to blame; only a purpose to be served".
Publisher: Millefleurs
ISBN: 9780809578306
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Most of these essays by a respected authority on myths and folklore (the creator of Mary Poppins) originally appeared in Parabola. Here is one woman's quest, unceasing, to live a life in which "there is nothing to expect, nothing to be gained, nobody to blame; only a purpose to be served".
Mary Poppins Comes Back
Author: P. L. Travers
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547541953
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
By P.L. Travers, the author featured in the movie Saving Mr. Banks. From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. This classic series tells the story of the world's most beloved nanny, who brings enchantment and excitement with her everywhere she goes. Featuring the charming original cover art by Mary Shepard, these new editions are sure to delight readers of all ages. Pulled down from the clouds at the end of a kite string, Mary Poppins is back. In Mary’s care, the Banks children meet the King of the Castle and the Dirty Rascal, visit the upside-down world of Mr. Turvy and his bride, Miss Topsy, and spend a breathless afternoon above the park, dangling from a clutch of balloons. Surprises are sure to pop up when Mary Poppins is around!
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547541953
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
By P.L. Travers, the author featured in the movie Saving Mr. Banks. From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. This classic series tells the story of the world's most beloved nanny, who brings enchantment and excitement with her everywhere she goes. Featuring the charming original cover art by Mary Shepard, these new editions are sure to delight readers of all ages. Pulled down from the clouds at the end of a kite string, Mary Poppins is back. In Mary’s care, the Banks children meet the King of the Castle and the Dirty Rascal, visit the upside-down world of Mr. Turvy and his bride, Miss Topsy, and spend a breathless afternoon above the park, dangling from a clutch of balloons. Surprises are sure to pop up when Mary Poppins is around!
Open graves, open minds
Author: Sam George
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526102161
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This collection of interconnected essays relates the Undead in literature, art and other media to questions concerning gender, race, genre, technology, consumption and social change. A coherent narrative follows Enlightenment studies of the vampire's origins in folklore and folk panics, the sources of vampire fiction, through Romantic incarnations in Byron and Polidori to Le Fanu's Carmilla. Further essays discuss the Undead in the context of Dracula, fin-de-siècle decadence, Nazi Germany and early cinematic treatments. The rise of the sympathetic vampire is charted from Coppola's film, Bram Stoker's Dracula, to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Twilight. More recent manifestations in novels, TV, Goth subculture, young adult fiction and cinema are dealt with in discussions of True Blood, The Vampire Diaries and much more. Featuring distinguished contributors, including a prominent novelist, and aimed at interdisciplinary scholars or postgraduate students, it will also appeal to aficionados of creative writing and Undead enthusiasts. www.opengravesopenminds.com
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526102161
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This collection of interconnected essays relates the Undead in literature, art and other media to questions concerning gender, race, genre, technology, consumption and social change. A coherent narrative follows Enlightenment studies of the vampire's origins in folklore and folk panics, the sources of vampire fiction, through Romantic incarnations in Byron and Polidori to Le Fanu's Carmilla. Further essays discuss the Undead in the context of Dracula, fin-de-siècle decadence, Nazi Germany and early cinematic treatments. The rise of the sympathetic vampire is charted from Coppola's film, Bram Stoker's Dracula, to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Twilight. More recent manifestations in novels, TV, Goth subculture, young adult fiction and cinema are dealt with in discussions of True Blood, The Vampire Diaries and much more. Featuring distinguished contributors, including a prominent novelist, and aimed at interdisciplinary scholars or postgraduate students, it will also appeal to aficionados of creative writing and Undead enthusiasts. www.opengravesopenminds.com
The Myth of the American Superhero
Author: John Shelton Lawrence
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802825737
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
As the nation seems to yearn for redemption from the evils that threaten its tranquility, the authors maintain that Joseph Campbell's monomythic hero is alive and well, but significantly displaced, in American popular culture.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802825737
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
As the nation seems to yearn for redemption from the evils that threaten its tranquility, the authors maintain that Joseph Campbell's monomythic hero is alive and well, but significantly displaced, in American popular culture.