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Barbara Leonie Picard (1917–2011)

Autor(a) de Tales of the Norse Gods

30+ Works 998 Membros 10 Críticas 2 Favorited

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Obras por Barbara Leonie Picard

Tales of the Norse Gods (1953) 119 exemplares
The Iliad of Homer (1960) 94 exemplares
One is One (1827) 74 exemplares
Ransom for a Knight (1956) 63 exemplares
Hero Tales from the British Isles (1963) 56 exemplares
German Hero-Sagas and Folk-Tales (1958) 56 exemplares
The lady of the linden tree (1954) 34 exemplares
The Young Pretenders (1966) 30 exemplares
The Mermaid and the Simpleton (1949) 17 exemplares
The Goldfinch Garden (1963) 16 exemplares

Associated Works

All Color Book of Greek Mythology (1972) — Introdução, algumas edições145 exemplares
The Provensen Book of Fairy Tales (1971) — Contribuidor — 101 exemplares
Princess Tales (1971) — Contribuidor — 88 exemplares
Stories of Ghosts, Witches, and Demons (1971) — Contribuidor — 54 exemplares
A Golden Land (1958) — Contribuidor — 42 exemplares
Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends of All Nations (1962) — Editor — 22 exemplares
Vampire and Werewolf Stories (1998) — Contribuidor — 20 exemplares
Castles and Dragons (1958) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
Tales of Magic and Enchantment (1966) — Contribuidor — 8 exemplares
Strange Tales from Many Lands (1975) — Contribuidor — 8 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Picard, Barbara Leonie
Data de nascimento
1917-12-17
Data de falecimento
2011-12-15
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
England
UK
Local de nascimento
London, England, UK
Locais de residência
France
Seaford, Sussex, England, UK
Ocupações
librarian
fairy tale writer
historical novelist
children's book author
young adult writer
Prémios e menções honrosas
Carnegie Medal commendation (1954, for Lady of the Linden Tree, 1956, for Ransom for a Knight, and 1965, for One Is One)

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Born of a French father and Venezuelan-German mother; her parents separated when she was young, and she lived a rather reclusive life as a child. After graduating high school, she became a librarian. During WWII, she began to write, and her first book of fairy tales, The Mermaid and the Simpleton, was published in 1949. She subsequently wrote The Faun and the Woodcutter's Daughter (1951). These tales were modeled on those of Oscar Wilde and Andersen, whose works she much admired. At Oxford University Press' request, she began writing retellings of epics, myths, and legends, in which she had always been interested. She also wrote historical novels for children, her best-received being One is One (1965), of which one reviewer said "it has the cleansing power of a great literary experience." Aside from folk culture, mythology & comparative religion, archaeology, primitive and Oriental music, she likes: "clocks, the climate of the British Isles, trees, animals of every kind," theatre, opera, embroidery, and Japanese prints. Sources: Something About the Author 2 (1971); Gale Literature Resource Center (accessed May 8, 2009)

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I found this retelling a bit dry, but nonetheless good. The illustrations by Kiddell-Monroe are rather odd, clearly they are influenced by Greek vase paintings; the legs of men and horses are strange: the men's legs have odd curlicues in them, and the horse's legs are attenuated, like that of the Uffington White Horse.
 
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themulhern | Jan 1, 2024 |
I enjoyed this book, but
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I always want any protagonist whom I like (such as this on) to be left in a position where it looks as if the person will have a happy future that includes that person's children. This protagonist in this book seems to have a happy future, but one in which it does not seem as if children would be likely. Just personal preference.
 
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lidaskoteina | 1 outra crítica | Jun 12, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
30
Also by
12
Membros
998
Popularidade
#25,829
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
10
ISBN
55
Línguas
1
Marcado como favorito
2

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