| The Princess and the Goblin | |
 Cover of the edition published by Blackie & Son c. 1911 |
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| Author | George MacDonald |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Strahan & Co |
| Publication date | 1872 |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | NA |
| Followed by | The Princess and Curdie |
The Princess and the Goblin is a children's fantasy novel by George MacDonald. It was published in 1872 by Strahan & Co.
The sequel to this book is The Princess and Curdie.
Anne Thaxter Eaton writes in ‘’A Critical History of Children's Literature’’ that ‘’The Princess and the Goblin’’ and its sequel “quietly suggest in every incident ideas of courage and honor. [1] Jeffrey Holdaway writing in New Zealand Art Monthly said that both books start out as “normal fairytales but slowly become stranger”, and that they contain layers of symbolism similar to that of Lewis Carroll’s work.[2]
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Film adaptations
In the 1960s, the novel was adapted in animated form by Jay Ward for his Fractured Fairy Tales series. This version involved a race of innocent goblins who are forced to live underground. The goblin king falls in love with a princess, but a prince saves her by reciting poetry because goblins hate it.
A full-length animated adaptation of the book, directed by József Gémes, was released in 1992. This Hungary/Wales/Japan co-production, created at Budapest's PannóniaFilm, Japan's NHK, and S4C and Siriol Productions in Great Britain, starred the voices of Joss Ackland, Claire Bloom and William Hootkins. The film's producer, Robin Lyons, also wrote the screenplay. However, it was not well received commercially nor critically upon its U.S. release from Hemdale Film Corporation in summer 1994, reportedly grossing only $1.8 million domestically (though it was released around the same time as Disney's The Lion King),.
The film's Dutch title is De Prinses en de Trollen, "Prinsessan og Durtarnir" in Icelandic and (English: The Princess and the Trolls).
Other
"The Princess and the Goblins" is also a poem by Sylvia Plath (1932–1963).
Australian Title: The Magic Princess
References
- ^ Eaton, Anne Thaxter; Cornelia Meigs (ed.) (1969). A Critical History of Children's Literature. Macmillan Publishing co.. pp. 200. ISBN 0-02-583900-4.
- ^ Holdaway, Jeffrey (August 2005). "Eight Important works". New Zealand Art Monthly. http://www.nzartmonthly.co.nz/jeffreyholdaway_001.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-18.
The Movie Princess And The Goblin
External links
- The Princess and the Goblin at Project Gutenberg
- The Princess and the Goblin 1911 Blackie edition with color illustrations
- The Princess and Curdie at Project Gutenberg
- The Princess And Curdie 1883 edition with illustrations
- Public domain audio book at librivox.org
- The Princess and the Goblin publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- The Princess and the Goblin at the Internet Movie Database
- http://froglipirene.proboards.com/index.cgi Pairing broad of Froglip/Irene
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