| Transformations Contributor(s): Sexton, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 061808343X ISBN-13: 9780618083435 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: These poem-stories are a strange retelling of seventeen Grimms fairy tales, including "Snow White," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel," "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," "The Frog Prince," and "Red Riding Hood." Astonishingly, they are as wholly personal as Anne Sexton's most intimate poems. "Her metaphoric strength has never been greater -- really funny, among other things, a dark, dark laughter" (C.K. Williams). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Women Authors - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Love & Erotica |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.44" W x 8.19" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These poem-stories are a strange retelling of seventeen Grimms fairy tales, including Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Frog Prince, and Red Riding Hood. Astonishingly, they are as wholly personal as Anne Sexton's most intimate poems. Her metaphoric strength has never been greater -- really funny, among other things, a dark, dark laughter (C.K. Williams). |
Contributor Bio(s): Sexton, Anne: - Anne Sexton (1928-1974), the author of ten collections of poems, received the Pulitzer Prize in 1967. |