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ERIC Number: EJ323433
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Beyond Historical Fiction: Speare's "The Witch of Blackbird Pond."
Thuente, Mary Helen
English Journal, v74 n6 p50-55 Oct 1985
Reviews "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by E. Speare to show how the full narrative power of the novel derives from the author's successful integration of two separate narrative genres: historical fiction and the folktale. (EL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, English Instruction, Folk Culture, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Novels, Secondary Education, Tales
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Fiction; Witch of Blackbird Pond (Novel)