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Donna Jo Napoli
Writing with Passion
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2010
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Donna Jo Napoli has received acclaim for her young adult works and is especially known for her historical novels and her retellings of myth and fairy tales. In this full-length critical study, Hilary S. Crew integrates criticism and biographical information to illuminate Napoli's many novels, as well as other writings by Napoli such as her essays on writing for young people and her book, Language Matters.
A comprehensive critical analysis of 19 novels, Donna Jo Napoli: Writing with Passion provides an understanding of how Napoli's life and profession as a professor of linguistics influences her writing for young adults. The novels analyzed in this study include Napoli's retellings of such fairy tales and myths as The Magic Circle, Zel, Bound, Beast, and Sirena; novels whose stories are drawn from religious and traditional sources such as Song of the Magdalene, Breath, and Hush; such historical works as The Smile, Daughter of Venice, and two novels set during WWII, Stones in Water and Fire in the Hills; and her most recent book for young adults, Alligator Bayo. An interview with Napoli concludes this significant resource for those working with young adults.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-7446-6
ISBN-Online
978-0-8108-7447-3
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
190
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Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 01. Introduction: A Linguist and a Writer No access Pages 1 - 16
Chapter 02. Witch Mothers: The Magic Circle and Zel No access Pages 17 - 44
Chapter 03. The Lure of Gold: Spinners and Crazy Jack No access Pages 45 - 62
Chapter 04. Transformations: Bound and Beast No access Pages 63 - 86
Chapter 05. Love and Honor: The Great God Pan and Sirena No access Pages 87 - 100
Chapter 06. Outsiders: Song of the Magdalene, Breath, and Hush: An Irish Princess’ Tale No access Pages 101 - 122
Chapter 07. Romance in Florence and Venice: The Smile, Daughter of Venice, and For the Love of Venice No access Pages 123 - 140
Chapter 08. The Brutality of War: Stones in Water and Fire in the Hills No access Pages 141 - 152
Chapter 09. Journeys: Alligator Bayou, The King of Mulberry Street, and North No access Pages 153 - 172
