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Paul A. Cantor - Gilligan Unbound - 9780742507791 - V9780742507791
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Gilligan Unbound

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Description for Gilligan Unbound Paperback. In this volume, a distinguished Shakespeare scholar and literary critic proves that pop culture can be every bit as complex, meaningful, and provocative as the most celebrated works of literature - and a lot more fun. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
In Gilligan Unbound, a distinguished Shakespeare scholar and literary critic proves once and for all that popular culture can be every bit as complex, meaningful, and provocative as the most celebrated works of literature-and a lot more fun. Paul Cantor analyzes and interprets a wide variety of classic television programs with the same seriousness, care, and creativity as he would Hamlet or Macbeth to reveal how dramatically America's image of itself has evolved from the 1960s to the present. Cantor demonstrates how, during the 1960s, Gilligan's Island and Star Trek reflected America's faith in liberal democracy and our willingness to ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742507791
SKU
V9780742507791
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99-15

About Paul A. Cantor
Paul A. Cantor has taught at Harvard University and currently is professor of English at the University of Virginia. He served on the National Council on the Humanities from 1992 to 1999. He is the author of books and numerous essays on Shakespeare, Romanticism, literary theory, comparative literature, and many other subjects.

Reviews for Gilligan Unbound
A brilliant professor turns TV critic, and finds literature, politics, and philosophy in four favorite series from the 1960s to the 1990s. Paul Cantor makes wonderful sense in simple prose of America's slide toward globalization, as seen on TV. An innovative book bursting with wit, a treat for the mind. It may make you believe that watching TV is not ... Read more

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