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When a Welsh shepherd and the daughter of a Norman lord fall in love, they find that there is nowhere for them to go except a seemingly magic island. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)398.2Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literatureClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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The Green Isle was an interesting book. I don't think I've encountered another picture-book, that wasn't a traditional folktale, set in medieval or ancient Wales. Burton's "Romeo and Juliet" style story was engaging, and reminded me of similar Norman-Saxon love stories I have encountered in various Robin Hood retellings. No doubt this is owing to the similar time period, and the presence of the Normans as antagonists. There are elements here that are very dark - the use of Geraint's mother as a hostage, the attempt to kidnap Eleanor, the whipping and imprisonment of Geraint - so parents of very sensitive young children might want to proceed with caution. That said, the goings on here, although mostly historical, are certainly no gorier than those found in many traditional fairy-tales. The accompanying watercolor artwork by Parker, is striking. I don't know that I found it beautiful, necessarily, but I certainly found it engrossing, and thought it adeptly captured the alternately dark and light themes of the story. Recommended to anyone looking for original fairy-tales set in Wales, or to those seeking stories about people who dare to love, in times of war. ( )