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Such a Simple Little Tale

Critical Responses to L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables

Mavis Reimer editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Scarecrow Press

Published:1st Jan '92

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New in paperback 2003. Here is a compilation of the best critical essays on this enduring classic. Selections focus on the many perspectives from which Anne of Green Gables is viewed. Is it children's literature, or does it fit a different area of literary scholarship? Each of the articles breaks new ground in the literary criticism of Montgomery's book. Also included is a comprehensive bibliographic guide to the research and criticism of Anne, from the earliest reviews to the most recent essays. Contributors: Temma R. Berg, Susan Drain, Carol Gay, Nancy Huse, Susan Jackson, Eve Kornfeld, T.D. MacLulich, Perry Nodelman, Mavis Reimer, Catherine Ross, Mary Rubio, Marilyn Solt, Gillian Thomas, Janet Weiss-Townsend, and Muriel Whitaker.

...conveniently assembles materials that may be inaccessible for some students and provides a sound introduction to the critical discussion of a perennially popular novel. * CHOICE *
...will let the growing number of Montgomery's "serious" readers-come-lately see the movement toward the new critical possibilities that scholars have increasingly come to find in L.M. Montgomery and her work. * English Studies In Canada *
Reimer does considerable service to the study...because of the inclusion of a consciousness-raising bibliographic essay...excellent critical writing... * Australian Library Journal *

ISBN: 9780810839854

Dimensions: 218mm x 138mm x 14mm

Weight: 259g

208 pages