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The Beauty Sleeping in the Swamp

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posted on 2023-08-04, 09:01 authored by Anthony Castellano
<p>The Beauty Sleeping in the Swamp is an original novel blending European fairy tale traditions and New England folklore with urban legends about the Hockomock Swamp. Through the Hero’s Journey of a neurodivergent protagonist experiencing the trials and triumphs of autistic adulthood, the author explores questions of legacy, loss, and the cyclical nature of history in a fabulist version of a Massachusetts town.</p>

History

Publisher

ProQuest

Language

English

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:84445

Committee chair

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Committee member(s)

Melissa Scholes Young

Degree discipline

Creative Writing

Degree grantor

American University. College of Arts and Sciences

Degree level

  • Masters

Degree name

M.F.A. in Creative Writing, American University, May 2019

Local identifier

auislandora_84445_OBJ.pdf

Media type

application/pdf

Pagination

104 pages

Access statement

Electronic thesis available to American University authorized users only, per author's request.

Call number

Thesis 10889

MMS ID

99186312363104102

Submission ID

11414

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    Keywords

    Autistic people -- Massachusetts -- FictionUrban folklore -- Massachusetts -- Hockomock Swamp -- FictionFairy tales -- Adaptations

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    In Copyright

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