Author : Dimity Knight
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 11,18 MB
Release : 2019-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1532687427
When Holly finds her way as a lost child to Neverland, it is a paradise for a girl who loves adventure. But her life with the outlaws is plagued by a dark shadow: their sworn enemy, the mischievous Peter Pan, now captain of the pirate ship, the Jolly Roger. Holly finds the troublesome Pan strangely appealing, but he pays no attention to her – until one day she steals his name.
Author : Franziska Schweitzer
Publisher : Anchor Academic Publishing
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 32,25 MB
Release : 2016-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3960670125
What does Avalon have to do with Neverland? Why are the children the only humans who can use Avalon’s magic? What are the differences between J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan and Brom’s Child Thief? Brom wrote a haunting reimagination of a book that is still one of the most important for children. Yet, The Child Thief is not a book designed for children. There is a great difference between the flying boy in Barrie’s original and Brom’s Peter. This poses the question, which traits of the original Peter Pan did Brom use as they were and which ones did he give a twist? Every change that Brom made has implications that go beyond a simple adaption to our modern taste. Since The Child Thief also does not follow Barrie’s Peter Pan concerning the storyline or the narrative style, the formerly posed question encompasses therefore the whole The Child Thief. This treatise aims to answer these questions and to give an outlook on possible further research.
Author : Brom
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 14,17 MB
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0061903175
The acclaimed artist Brom brilliantly displays his multiple extraordinary talents in The Child Thief—a spellbinding re-imagining of the beloved Peter Pan story that carries readers through the perilous mist separating our world from the realm of Faerie. As Gregory Maguire did with his New York Times bestselling Wicked novels, Brom takes a classic children’s tale and turns it inside-out, painting a Neverland that, like Maguire’s Oz, is darker, richer, more complex than innocent world J.M. Barrie originally conceived. An ingeniously executed literary feat, illustrated with Brom’s sumptuous artwork, The Child Thief is contemporary fantasy at its finest—casting Peter Pan, the Lost Boys, even Captain Hook and his crew in a breathtaking new light.
Author : Neil Rennie
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 1956 pages
File Size : 10,51 MB
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0191668656
Treasure Neverland is about factual and fictional pirates. Swashbuckling eighteenth-century pirates were the ideal pirates of all time and tales of their exploits are still popular today. Most people have heard of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd even though they lived about three hundred years ago, but most have also heard of other pirates, such as Long John Silver and Captain Hook, even though these pirates never lived at all, except in literature. The differences between these two types of pirates - real and imaginary - are not quite as stark as we might think as the real, historical pirates are themselves somewhat legendary, somewhat fictional, belonging on the page and the stage rather than on the high seas. Based on extensive research of fascninating primary material, including testimonials, narratives, legal statements, colonial and mercantile records, Neil Rennie describes the ascertainable facts of real eighteenth-century pirate lives and then investigates how such facts were subsequently transformed artistically, by writers like Defoe and Stevenson, into realistic and fantastic fictions of various kinds: historical novels, popular melodramas, boyish adventures, Hollywood films. Rennie's aim is to watch, in other words, the long dissolve from Captain Kidd to Johnny Depp. There are surprisingly few scholarly studies of the factual pirates - properly analysing the basic manuscript sources and separating those documents from popular legends - and there are even fewer literary-historical studies of the whole crew of fictional pirates, although those imaginary pirates form a distinct and coherent literary tradition. Treasure Neverland is a study of this Scots-American literary tradition and also of the interrelations between the factual and fictional pirates - pirates who are intimately related, as the nineteenth-century writings about fictional pirates began with the eighteenth-century writings about supposedly real pirates. 'What I want is the best book about the Buccaneers', wrote Stevenson when he began Treasure Island in 1881. What he received, rightly, was indeed the best book: the sensational and unreliable History of the Pyrates (1724).
Author : Claire Farrell
Publisher : Claire Farrell
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 49,12 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
*Best read after Crossroads* Ari never heard of a magic thief until she was condemned as one, but that doesn’t stop anyone from shipping her off to live alone in secret while she’s being targeted by the leader of a powerful coven. Loneliness is almost as bad as the thought of the witches binding her magic, so it isn’t long before she finds trouble - and new friends who hate Ava Delaney and the Senate as much as Ari does. When her old life and new conflict, Ari’s choices will alter the balance of power, for bad or good. p.p1 {margin: 12.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 28.8px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'}
Author : NARAYAN CHANGDER
Publisher : CHANGDER OUTLINE
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 36,38 MB
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
THE PETER PAN MCQ (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS) SERVES AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AIMING TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF VARIOUS COMPETITIVE EXAMS, CLASS TESTS, QUIZ COMPETITIONS, AND SIMILAR ASSESSMENTS. WITH ITS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF MCQS, THIS BOOK EMPOWERS YOU TO ASSESS YOUR GRASP OF THE SUBJECT MATTER AND YOUR PROFICIENCY LEVEL. BY ENGAGING WITH THESE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT, IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND LAY A SOLID FOUNDATION. DIVE INTO THE PETER PAN MCQ TO EXPAND YOUR PETER PAN KNOWLEDGE AND EXCEL IN QUIZ COMPETITIONS, ACADEMIC STUDIES, OR PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVORS. THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF EACH PAGE, MAKING IT EASY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO VERIFY THEIR ANSWERS AND PREPARE EFFECTIVELY.
Author : Kathleen Kelley-Laine
Publisher : Phoenix Publishing House
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 44,63 MB
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1800130813
Originally published in 1992 in French as Peter Pan ou l'Enfant Triste, the book was translated into English in 1997 and released as Peter Pan: The Story of Lost Childhood. This new English language version is translated by author Kathleen Kelley-Laine and enriched with the addition of an epilogue from the author plus a new foreword from renowned psychoanalyst Jonathan Sklar. Peter Pan, "young innocent and heartless", with his baby tooth smile is one of the most popular heroes of fiction of both children and adults for over one hundred years. The author explores this mythical figure, both as a story as well as a metaphor, revealing the hidden traumas and psychological conundrums of this "Lost Child". The evocative and lyrical style takes the reader through multiple levels of understanding of this seemingly simple "fairy tale", into the tragic story of its author J. M. Barrie and of other Peter Pans who never grow up. In Peter Pan, the Lost Child, psychoanalyst Kathleen Kelley-Laine explores Peter Pan's light-hearted escapades and uncovers a sad, lost child behind the 'baby tooth' smile. She uses the story as a framework for the stories of her patients to show how their own Peter Pan manifests, giving a unique insight into how childhood events can block growth into adulthood. She also investigates the sinister side of author James Mathew Barrie as it relates to his Peter Pan tale, and addresses her own family history and its links to The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. Little by little, as the book progresses, Kelley-Laine's lost childhood emerges as a child who fled with her family from war-torn Hungary after the Second World War to the 'promised land' of Canada. These three interwoven storylines take the reader on a literary journey to uncover secrets and hidden emotions. Kelley-Laine makes clear that the child who cannot grow up, the Peter Pan raging inside the adult, needs to be heard and understood. Only then can that lost child have a chance to find the road to maturity.
Author : Oliver Herford
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 2024-01-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
The 'Peter Pan Adventures Complete 7 Book Collection' stands as a testament to the enduring charm and complexity of the Peter Pan mythos. This anthology brings together a rich tapestry of stories, each illustrated to enhance the fantastical elements within. The collection showcases a variety of literary styles, from whimsical prose to captivating narratives, embodying the broad literary context from which these tales emerge. It underscores the diversity and significance of the works related to the iconic character of Peter Pan, offering readers a comprehensive journey through Neverland's myriad adventures. The contributing authors, Oliver Herford, Daniel O'Connor, and J. M. Barrie, bring a unique blend of backgrounds and literary influences to the collection. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, infuses the narrative with elements of Victorian and Edwardian themes, while Herford and O'Connor contribute their own interpretations and expansions of the lore, enriching the tapestry of the Peter Pan universe. Collectively, their works navigate the intersections of fantasy, childhood innocence, and the complexities of growing up, aligned with the historical and cultural shifts of their times. This anthology is recommended for readers who seek to immerse themselves deeply in the world of Peter Pan. Beyond a mere collection of children's stories, it serves as a scholarly exploration of themes such as eternal youth, freedom, and the nuanced transition between childhood and adulthood. Readers are invited to explore the multifaceted perspectives, styles, and themes offered within this volume, fostering a deeper appreciation and dialogue around the mythos of Peter Pan and its place within literary history.
Author : James Matthew Barrie
Publisher :
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 2020-09-26
Category :
ISBN :
All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, "Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!" This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up. You always know after you are two. Two is the beginning of the end.Of course they lived at 14 [their house number on their street], and until Wendy came her mother was the chief one. She was a lovely lady, with a romantic mind and such a sweet mocking mouth. Her romantic mind was like the tiny boxes, one within the other, that come from the puzzling East, however many you discover there is always one more; and her sweet mocking mouth had one kiss on it that Wendy could never get, though there it was, perfectly conspicuous in the right-hand corner.
Author : Jasmin Sültemeyer
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 15,27 MB
Release : 2021-07-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 3110742837
As striking, counter-intuitive and distasteful as the combination of children and anxiety may seem, some of the most popular children's classics abound in depictions of traumatic relationships, bloody wars and helpless heroes. This book draws on Freudian and Lacanian anxiety models to investigate the psychological and political significance of this curious juxtaposition, as it stands out in Golden Age novels from both sides of the Atlantic and their present-day adaptations. The stories discussed in detail, so the argument goes, identify specific anxieties and forms of anxiety management as integral elements of hegemonial middle-class identity. Apart from its audacious link between psychoanalysis and Marxist, feminist, as well as postcolonial ideology criticism, this study provides a nuanced analysis of the ways in which allegedly trivial texts negotiate questions of individual and (trans)national identities. In doing so, it offers a fresh look at beloved tales like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan, contributes to the dynamic field of adaptation studies and highlights the necessity to approach children's entertainment more seriously and more sensitively than it is generally the case.
