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Understanding Lord of the Flies: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Kirstin Olsen
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Description for Understanding Lord of the Flies: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Hardback. This casebook probes the many layers of meaning in Golding's "Lord of the Flies". It examines its literary, philosophical, historical, scientific and religious significance, integrating primary and secondary documents, with extracts from texts as diverse as the Bible and war crimes interviews. Series: The Greenwood Press Literature in Context. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 501.
A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, Lord of the Flies has proven to be one of the most enigmatic and provocative pieces of literature ever published. This casebook probes the many layers of meaning in the novel, examining its literary, philosophical, historical, scientific, and religious significance. Beginning with a literary analysis that explores the universality of the novel's characters, the story is considered as subversion of the adventure tale, comparing it to such classics as Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe. From these literary depictions of savagery, this study delves deeper, confronting the long-running philosophical and biological ... Read more
A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, Lord of the Flies has proven to be one of the most enigmatic and provocative pieces of literature ever published. This casebook probes the many layers of meaning in the novel, examining its literary, philosophical, historical, scientific, and religious significance. Beginning with a literary analysis that explores the universality of the novel's characters, the story is considered as subversion of the adventure tale, comparing it to such classics as Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe. From these literary depictions of savagery, this study delves deeper, confronting the long-running philosophical and biological ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Series
The Greenwood Press Literature in Context
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Westport, United States
ISBN
9780313307232
SKU
V9780313307232
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About Kirstin Olsen
KIRSTIN OLSEN has worked as book editor, high school English teacher, artist and author./e Her published books include Chronology of Women's History (Greenwood 1994), Remember the Ladies: A Woman's Book of Days, and Daily Life in 18th- Century England (Greenwood 1999).
Reviews for Understanding Lord of the Flies: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
This book will encourage students to link the story to real-life experience, and will help anyone trying to flesh out the levels of meaning in Lord of the Flies. -School Library Journal ?Recommended.?- The GaleGroup ?Recommended.?-The GaleGroup ?This book will encourage students to link the story to real-life experience, and will help anyone trying to flesh out the levels of ... Read more