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Mar 1, 2018 · Following the line of inquiry of cognitive and rhetorical theory of narrative, this paper argues that the female characters develop critical views of the classic fairy tale and become courageous ...
The author of "The Magic Power of Telling and Re-telling in Kissing the Witch", Qiu Xiaoqing, further extends this idea by addressing the ending of "The Tale of the Kiss"—unlike the others, the final tale makes it clear in its direct address to the reader that the role of the narrator is passing beyond the story and stepping into the real ...
Mar 1, 2018 · The first section looks into the character narrators' views of their counterparts and the development of their own worldviews. The second section discusses these character narrators' purposes and effects of telling. The third and final section explores the effects of Donoghue's rewriting on the reader.
These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue. The Anti-Feminist Aspects of Emma Donoghue’s ‘Feminist Retelling’ of "The Tale of the Rose"
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The narrative strategy and framing technique deployed by Donoghue enables a transtextual space of gathering where previously objectified and focalized female characters of canonical tales engage in dialogue through storytelling.
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Kissing the Witch Quotes Showing 1-30 of 33. “The sound of the pages turning was the sound of magic. The dry liquid feel of paper under fingertips was what magic felt like.”. ― Emma Donoghue, Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins. tags: fairy-tale, fantasy.