Tag Archives: A. S. Byatt

Puck’s Summer Magic

By Robin Bates | Published: June 22, 2015

“Midsummer Night’s Dream” dips into ancient British legends about the mystical aspects of midsummer.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Children's Book, E. Nesbit, Midsummer Night's Dream, Midsummer Night's Eve, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, summer, summer solstice, William Shakespeare | Comments closed

Don’t Underestimate Midsummer Madness

By Robin Bates | Published: June 20, 2012

The summer solstice and Shakespeare’s famous play appear sentimental to us today. They were not always so.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Children's Book, fairies, Geoffrey Chaucer, Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck, Puck of Pook's Hill, Rudyard Kipling, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, summer solstice, Wife of Bath, William Shakespeare | Comments closed

Fantasy to the Rescue in Hard Times

By Robin Bates | Published: June 6, 2012

Byatt’s book “The Children’s Hour” demonstrates many of the uses of fantasy.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Alices through the Looking-Glass, Children's Book, fantasy, Lewis Carroll, trauma, World War I | Comments closed

Literary Reflections on QEII’s Coronation

By Robin Bates | Published: June 5, 2012

A. S. Byatt points to the renewal symbolism that Britain found in the the coronation of Queen Elizabeth 60 years ago.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Alexander Pope, Coronation, Diamond Jubilee, Elizabeth II, Rape of the Lock, Royalty, Virgin in the Garden | Comments closed