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50 Years of ERIC
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Tolkien's Creation Myth in "The Silmarillion"--Northern or Not?
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Gough, John – Children's Literature in Education, 1999
Notes that J.R.R. Tolkien's work is commonly supposed to be greatly influenced by Norse mythology and legend. Compares Tolkien's account of the creation of Middle Earth to the Norse myth of Yggdrasil. Concludes that Tolkien took qualities of language, a code of bravery and honor, and many incidental Norse details and absorbed them into a very…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Folk Culture, Language Usage, Legends
Poems in a Context: Breaking the Anthology Trap.
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Gough, John – Children's Literature in Education, 1984
Argues that most anthologies of poetry are discouraging to children and suggests better ways of getting them involved with verse. (HOD)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Childrens Literature, Coherence, Layout (Publications)
An Interview with John Christopher.
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Gough, John – Children's Literature in Education, 1984
Relates an "interview" with the prize-winning children's writer, John Christopher, based on a year's correspondence. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Childrens Literature, Fantasy
Tapestries of Image and Emotion: The Novels of Christobel Mattingly.
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Gough, John – Children's Literature in Education, 1987
Examines the use of imagery and poetic language in the two novels of Christobel Mattingly, an Australian writer of picture story books. Shows that Mattingly deals with sensitive issues of childhood and adolescence, such as moving to a foreign country, teenage sexuality, and death, in subtle and mature ways. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescent Literature, Australian Literature, Childrens Literature
Rivalry, Rejection, and Recovery: Variations of the Cinderella Story.
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Gough, John – Children's Literature in Education, 1990
Discusses the modern stories for children which are, in their own ways, versions of "Cinderella" changed for modern times. Looks at how this classic tale has influenced modern writers. (MG)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Fables, Fairy Tales