The Iron Ring Resources & Further Study

This Study Guide consists of approximately 17 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Iron Ring.

The Iron Ring Resources & Further Study

This Study Guide consists of approximately 17 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Iron Ring.
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Alexander, Lloyd. "Fantasy as Images: A Literary View." Language Arts (April 1978): 440-446. Alexander explains how fantasy can teach readers about real life.

——. "The Flat-Heeled Muse." In Children and Literature: Views and Reviews. Edited by Virginia Haviland. Glen view, IL: Scott, Foresman, 1973. (First printed in Horn Book April 1965: 141-146.) Alexander discusses his sources for his ideas and some of his rules for writing successful fantasy.

——. "The Grammar of Story." In Celebrating Children's Books. Edited by Betsy Hearne and Marilyn Kaye.

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1981, pp. 3-13. This article offers some insight into Alexander's creation of beautiful prose, although some of how grammar works in a good story is mysterious.

4710 The Iron Ring ——. "High Fantasy and Heroic Romance." Horn Book December 1971: 577-584. Alexander offers defense of heroic fantasy as a source of good reading for children.

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