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Bezig met laden... Tanglewood Tales (1853)door Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. More sanitized Greek tales and myths from Hawthorne, this time focused on heroes such as Jason, Theseus, and Odysseus. Still good, but I enjoyed the first book more - they were more fun. The last tale was an attempt to clean up the story of Persephone to 19th century standards for children. It was especially hard to do without mentioning that all of the characters were gods. But Hawthorne gave it his best shot, and almost pulled it off. I truly enjoyed being able to read this book. Although I may not be the biggest fan of traditional mythology this author did an excellent job in his arrangement of these classic tales. Although Greek myths are often very repetitive in nature where the same hero fights the same type of battle against insurmountable odds and strange creatures, this author changed that through choosing some of the great heroes and explaining where they had come from briefly but skipping to one specific journey or tale and going into more detail about that. For example, when Theseus was traveling to the island of the Minotaur instead of just skipping over the journey the author chose to add the details through saying the young people were not always sad. At this point he also related the story to the audience through causing the reader to think about what they would do if there weren't any adults around for that length of time. I also feel the author did an excellent job at telling one part of the lives of these heroes while at the same time not missing any important information from their lives. Although I feel in some ways this book could benefit from more illustration I also appreciate that it may have been a style choice to encourage the use of imagination. The main theme of this book is courage, and bravery, which Greek mythology has always been an excellent way to convey. Overall I feel this would be a great book for a classroom library. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Juvenile Fiction.
Short Stories.
Folklore.
HTML: The famed author of quintessentially American works such as The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables, Nathaniel Hawthorne also wrote a series of books designed for younger readers. Tanglewood Tales is a collection of Greek myths charmingly retold for young American audiences. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)398.20938Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literature History, geographic treatment, biography Folklore of the ancient world Folklore of ancient GreeceLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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[Perhaps not relevant, but this book was pleasant and fun to read. Unlike what I remember of The Scarlet Letter, which left me wondering how such an exciting plot could be be told in such a dull and distant manner.] ( )