Marvellous Codes: The Fiction of Margaret Mahy
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Marvellous Codes: The Fiction of Margaret Mahy
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) E Hale
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By (author) S. (Eds) Winters
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By (author) Sarah Fiona Winters
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:272 |
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Category/Genre | Literature - history and criticism |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780864735164
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Classifications | Dewey:823.2 |
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Audience | General | Undergraduate | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Te Herenga Waka University Press
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Imprint |
Victoria University Press
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Publication Date |
13 October 2005 |
Publication Country |
New Zealand
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Description
Leading local and international scholars explore some of the multifarious themes of Margaret Mahy's extraordinary young adult novels. Essays include: 'Solid All the Way Through: Margaret Mahy's Ordinary Witches', 'Telling Stories of Desire: The Power of Authorship in The Changeover and The Amber Spyglass' and 'Gardening in Eden: Margaret Mahy's Postcolonial Ghosts and the New Zealand Landscape'.
Author Biography
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.
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