It is with mixed emotions that I conclude Project: Fairy Tale here at Late Nights with Good Books. On the one hand, I loved being able to learn more about the "Tam Lin" story through research and reading so many retellings. It was also, however, quite exhausting and time-consuming. I'm definitely ready for a break.In case you missed any of them, below is a round-up of all of my blog posts for Project: Fairy Tale. About Tam Lin:Tam Lin, a Scottish Ballad
A Brief History of Tam LinFinding Meaning...
February 28, 2013
February 27, 2013
Further Readings of Tam Lin
As Project: Fairy Tale draws to a close, I wanted to leave my readers with a list of sources and various retellings of "Tam Lin." Obviously in a month I couldn't touch upon them all, so here's a list I created of some stories related to the ballad (that I believe are actually still in print).
General information:tam-lin.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tam_Lin
Original versions:
Francis James Childe versions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K
Fairy Tales from Scotland by Barbara Ker Wilson...
February 25, 2013
Review: Tam Lin by Jane Yolen
Tam Lin by Jane Yolen
Published: 1990, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Genre: Children's picture book, Retelling
Source: Library book
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"Do not go down to Carterhaugh..."
When the worlds of humankind and the Faery Folk sit side by side—with moonlight and mist the only door between—young Jennet MacKenzie defies her parents' warning and embarks on a quest...
February 23, 2013
Review: Tam Lin by Joan D. Vinge
"Tam Lin" by Joan D. Vinge
Featured in Imaginary Lands, edited by Robin McKinley
Published: 1985, Greenwillow Books
Genre: Fantasy Anthology
Source: Library book
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With the exclusion of the picture books, Joan Vinge's "Tam Lin" retelling may be the most faithful one I've read. Vinge is careful to tread almost the exact same path as the original tale, deviating from it only to...
February 22, 2013
On The Nature of Retellings
Retellings are tricky matters. On the one hand, writers are explicitly giving credit to an older story/idea. On the other hand, however, writers are expected to do something more with their new stories, offer a fresher take, add in bits and pieces that make the retelling uniquely theirs. It can be a very fine line to walk indeed.While writing my thesis on changes to the "Beauty and the Beast" tale over the years, I found Perry Nodelman's spine theory to be extremely helpful. Nodelman is...
February 21, 2013
Review: Cotillion by Delia Sherman
"Cotillion" by Delia ShermanFeatured in Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction, edited by Sharyn NovemberPublished: 2003, FirebirdGenre: Young Adult Fantasy AnthologySource: Library bookGoodreads · Amazon · Barnes and Noble
During the winter break of her first year at Vassar College, Celia Townsend is presented at the Snow Ball Debutante Cotillion along with...
February 19, 2013
Review: The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
Published: 1974, Houghton Mifflin
Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction, Retelling
Source: Library book
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In 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to a remote castle known as Perilous Gard, young Kate Sutton becomes involved in a series of mysterious events that lead her to an underground world peopled by Fairy...
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