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Readings on Lord of the flies / Clarice Swisher, book editor.
- Title
- Readings on Lord of the flies / Clarice Swisher, book editor.
- Publication
- San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PR6013.O35 L643 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Swisher, Clarice, 1933-
- Description
- 170 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- This dark novel of evil & human nature is examined in essays that explore its themes, symbolism, characters, & continued popularity.
- Series Statement
- The Greenhaven Press literary companion to British literature
- Uniform Title
- Greenhaven Press literary companion to British literature
- Alternative Title
- Lord of the flies
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Literature
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-165) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The form of Lord of the flies. Mythical elements in Lord of the flies / by A.D. Fleck -- Lord of the flies as fable / by William Golding -- A modern allegory with a Christian meaning / by C.B. Cox -- Themes in Lord of the flies. Several interpretations of Lord of the flies / by Samuel Hynes -- A Christian interpretation / by Lawrence S. Friedman -- The meaning of the beast / by James R. Baker -- Lord of the flies in impossible to categorize / by Irving Malin -- The case for strict law and order / by Kathleen Woodward -- Techniques and conventions in Lord of the flies. A serious and disquieting story / by E.M. Forster -- Golding portrays young boys accurately / by Ian McEwan -- Significant motifs in Lord of the flies / by E.L. Epstein -- Golding's deliberately obscure setting / by Bernard S. Oldsey and Stanley Weintraub -- Irony in Lord of the flies / by Henri Talon -- Evaluation of Lord of the flies. Lord of the flies : fiction or fable? / by John Peter -- Ranking Lord of the flies as literature / by Stephen Hall -- Questioning the literary merit of Lord of the flies / by A.C. Capey -- The unwarranted popularity of Lord of the flies / by R.C. Townsend -- Assessing Lord of the flies / by Frederick R. Karl.
- ISBN
- 1565106288 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1565106296 (lib. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^^97005020^
- OCLC
- 36246100
- SCSB-12444798
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library