Bianca Pitzorno: Italy ⋆ Author

The tale that recounts the misfortunes of a hungry, cold little match girl who faces death, is reminiscent of Hans Christian Andersen's tale, but Pizorno parodies the original tale by giving Lavinia a magic ring that transforms objects into excrements. rather complex allusions to literary works...

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Published inBookbird Vol. 52; no. 2; p. 31
Main Author Garavini, Melissa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel Johns Hopkins University Press 01.04.2014
Bookbird, Inc
Subjects
Andersen, Hans Christian (1805-1875)
Authors
Children & youth
Childrens Literature
Classical Literature
Danish literature
Social Class
Tales
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Summary:The tale that recounts the misfortunes of a hungry, cold little match girl who faces death, is reminiscent of Hans Christian Andersen's tale, but Pizorno parodies the original tale by giving Lavinia a magic ring that transforms objects into excrements. rather complex allusions to literary works, history, art, and international classical literary works are one of her hallmarks.
ISSN:0006-7377
1918-6983
1918-6983
DOI:10.1353/bkb.2014.0052