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list price: $18.95
edition:Hardcover
category: Children's Nonfiction
published: Sep 2005
ISBN:9781553378747
publisher:
Kids Can Press
list price: $18.95
edition:Hardcover
category: Children's Nonfiction
published: Sep 2005
ISBN:9781553378747
publisher:
Kids Can Press
Description
The Lady of Shalott is the third book in Visions in Poetry, an award-winning series of classic poems illustrated by outstanding contemporary artists in stunning hardcover editions. Tennyson's beautiful and enigmatic poem of unrequited love, set in Arthurian England, has enthralled artists for well over a century. With her luminous illustrations, Genevi?ve C?t? weaves a refreshingly modern interpretation of this beloved poem -- one that will enchant readers of all ages.
Awards
- Winner, Books for the Teen Age List, New York Public Library
Editorial Reviews
Though the poem traditionally takes us on a woman’s tragic journey toward death, the artist sees it as a happy journey toward independence.
Fans will be born of both Tennyson and Cote.
Though the poem traditionally takes us on a woman’s tragic journey toward death, the artist sees it as a happy journey toward independence.
Cote’s quiet line-and-watercolor and pastel artwork opens up the story, preserving the romance and mystery.
[L]impid and lovely.
[L]impid and lovely.
A classic poem, in an unconventional but sensitive and suitable setting.
A classic poem, in an unconventional but sensitive and suitable setting.
Cote’s quiet line-and-watercolor and pastel artwork opens up the story, preserving the romance and mystery.
Fans will be born of both Tennyson and Cote.
