1971: Transformations
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"1971: Transformations" is a poetry collection by Anne Sexton that reimagines and darkly retells Grimm fairy tales through a confessional, feminist lens.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1971: Transformations canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Anne Sexton ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Brothers Grimm fairy tales
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surface form:
Grimm fairy tales
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Anne Sexton ⓘ |
| genre |
confessional poetry
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fairy-tale retellings ⓘ feminist literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
confessional lens
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feminist lens ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Briar Rose
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Cinderella (fairy tale) ⓘ
surface form:
Cinderella
Hansel & Gretel ⓘ
surface form:
Hansel and Gretel
Little Red Riding Hood ⓘ Rapunzel ⓘ Rumpelstiltskin ⓘ Sleeping Beauty ⓘ Snow White ⓘ The Frog Prince ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brothers Grimm fairy tales
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surface form:
Grimms' Fairy Tales
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative poems ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | confessional poetry movement ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
colloquial
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ironic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
body and sexuality
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dark reimagining of traditional narratives ⓘ death and violence ⓘ feminist reinterpretation of fairy tales ⓘ gender roles ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ |
| notableFor |
confessional elements drawn from Anne Sexton’s life
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darkly comic tone ⓘ feminist reinterpretation of Grimm tales ⓘ use of contemporary references in fairy-tale settings ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Live or Die
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To Bedlam and Part Way Back ⓘ |
| tone |
blackly humorous
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dark ⓘ subversive ⓘ |
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