216 research outputs found
The Light Princess: An Illustrated Fairy Tale
Fairy tales teach children important life lessons, and The Light Princess by George MacDonald is no exception. The main lesson taught by this story is that one needs a balance between gravity and levity, or that there can be no true happiness without knowing sadness as well. This fairy tale is aimed at slightly older children, around age ten, so they might begin to understand this lesson. Younger children would not be able to understand this as well, but it may stick with the older kids. I feel that this is a particularly important life lesson, and my illustrations try to make this idea more memorable and appealing.
In an increasingly digital world, the lessons taught by traditional fairy tales continue to be relevant. The lesson in this story, that one cannot be happy without knowing sadness, is a particularly critical one. Besides showing a message, illustrating The Light Princess gave me crucial experience with book illustration. Deciding what parts of a story to highlight, laying out a book, and sticking with one project for a long time are all aspects of this industry that I had not dealt with before. Hopefully my illustrations will bring attention to this fairy tale and George MacDonald\u27s stories and remind readers about the joy and importance of reading books
The Carnivalesque in George MacDonaldâs The Light Princess
In this article, I apply Mikhail Bakhtinâs concept of carnival to an analysis of George MacDonaldâs The Light Princess (1864). First, I define the concept of âcarnivalâ as explained in Bakhtinâs Rabelais and his World (1965). The subversive characteristic of the carnival which Bakhtin writes of is paramount in fantasy literature, of which The Light Princess exemplifies various elements. Brian Attebery says, âfantastic literature, as a literature that provokes reinterpretations of ârealityâ and the boundaries of what is known and accepted, plays an important role in Bakhtinâs criticismâ (117). Second, I provide an overview of various critical responses to the ideological function of carnival, applying a special focus on how childrenâs literature criticism benefits from carnival by referring to critics such as John Stephens and Maria Nikolajeva. Finally, I examine ways in which MacDonald uses the carnivalesque mode to convey his ideas of social reform
The Performance Text of âThe Light Princessâ with \u3ci\u3eAdela Cathcart\u3c/i\u3e Frame
For this performance and text, the previous adaptation of âThe Light Princessâ by Cara Strickland was revised and adapted for performance by Dr. Joe. Ricke based on research conducted by Abby Palmisano and Blair Hedges. It was performed in the Butz-Carruth Recital Hall of Taylor University on the evening of Friday, June 3rd
The Christian Enlightened Princess: Contemporary Religious Retellings of MacDonaldâs âThe Light Princess
The Not-So-Light Princess: Tori Amos and Samuel Adamsonâs Reimagining of George MacDonaldâs Classic Fairy Tale
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