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Under The Queen’S Throne: Analysis Of The Lily Of Life, Seung Yeon Lana Lee Dec 2013

Under The Queen’S Throne: Analysis Of The Lily Of Life, Seung Yeon Lana Lee

4710 English Undergraduate Research: Children’s Literature

This essay explores one of the older fairy tales that is not widely known by many people. The Lily of Life, published in 1913 and written by Queen Marie of Romania, touches on several topics that are still in effect in today’s society. The fairy tale is about a royal family with beautiful twin sisters and happily married queen and king; however, a brave young prince challenges the happiness. The adventure one of the sisters takes to save the prince reveals the hidden meanings, morals, and values of the story. The further research of author Seth Lerer has been …