In this remarkable collection of poems, Anne Sexton offers readers seventeen transformations of classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales. As she makes clear in the first poem "The Gold Key", Sexton assumes the persona of the storyteller for this collection, calling herself a "middle-aged witch" with "my face in a book and my mouth wide, ready to tell you a story or two.". · Transformations by Anne Sexton My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am always interested in fairytale retellings. I've read Michael Cunningham's rough take on the familiar stories; Angela Carter's Bloody Chamber, dark and full of unvarnished guts. Transformations was the first time I have read fairytales in the form of poetry for a while, and. Transformations by Anne Sexton is a contemporary retelling of well known and foundational fairy tales. Sexton reconstructs these tales in a modern way by giving them a prologue. I really loved the way Sexton puts a confessional twist on these.
Transformations by Anne Sexton. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , Transformations by Anne Sexton is a contemporary retelling of well known and foundational fairy tales. Sexton reconstructs these tales in a modern way by giving them a prologue. I really loved the way Sexton puts a confessional twist on these. Anne Sexton was born in Newton, Massachusetts and raised in Weston, Massachusetts. One of the most popular poets of midth century America, Sexton's impressive body of work continues to be widely read and debated by literary scholars and cultural critics alike. According to Diane Hume George, "Anne Sexton's poetry tells stories that are immensely significant to mid-twentieth-century.
Anne Sexton's Transformations explores fairy tales through a critical and often sarcastic lens. Each poem is split into two parts. The first piece of the poem acts as a prologue to the second half of the poem. It emphasizes a theme or idea found in the classic story. The second part of the poem retells a traditional fairy tale. Transformations by Sexton, Anne Seller Books End Published Condition Very Good+ with no dust jacket Edition First Edition; First Printing ISBN Item Price $. In this remarkable collection of poems, Anne Sexton offers readers seventeen transformations of classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales. As she makes clear in the first poem "The Gold Key", Sexton assumes the persona of the storyteller for this collection, calling herself a "middle-aged witch" with "my face in a book and my mouth wide, ready to tell you a story or two.".
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