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Contrary to Expectations: Exploring Blake's Contraries in David Almond's Skellig
- Children's Literature
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 38, 2010
- pp. 115-132
- 10.1353/chl.2010.a380761
- Article
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This essay explores the presence of William Blake's contraries in David Almond's novel, Skellig, bringing Blake scholarship in parallel with Almond's writing. Based on that exploration, it describes the degree to which Almond has altered and responded to Blake's ideas.