Marvellous Codes
The Fiction of Margaret Mahy
Published on 13. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-86473-516-4 (ISBN)
Description
Margaret Mahy's extraordinary young-adult novels are examined by leading scholars in this collection of critical essays. Considering the ways that fantasy provides both adventure and security for adolescents, the discussion centers on the role of witches, pirates, ghosts, and tricksters in Mahy's tales.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wellington
New Zealand
Publishing group
Te Herenga Waka University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
395 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86473-516-4 (9780864735164)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Elizabeth Hale is a lecturer in English at the University of New England-New South Wales and is a researcher in Victorian literature. Sarah Fiona Winters is a professor of English at the University of Toronto-Ontario.