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Tom Swift The Bobbsey Twins And Other Heroes Of American Juvenile Literature
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Book Synopsis Tom Swift, the Bobbsey Twins, and Other Heroes of American Juvenile Literature by : John T. Dizer
Download or read book Tom Swift, the Bobbsey Twins, and Other Heroes of American Juvenile Literature written by John T. Dizer and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the contents, themes, and publishing histories of juvenile literature. Subjects range from Louisa May Alcott to Nancy Drew's home town, including Tom Swift (and his girlfriend), Dave Fearless, the Bobbsey Twins, Howard R. Garis, the Louisa May Alcott/Oliver Optic feud, Leo Edwards, Harry Collingwood, Edward Stratemeyer, the Rover Boys, Franklin Mathiews and Boy Scout Censorship, and Percy Keese Fitzhugh.
Book Synopsis Tom Swift & Company by : John T. Dizer
Download or read book Tom Swift & Company written by John T. Dizer and published by Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company. This book was released on 1982 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Cute and the Cool by : Gary S. Cross
Download or read book The Cute and the Cool written by Gary S. Cross and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2004 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cute child - spunky, yet dependent, naughty but nice - is largely a 20th-century invention. In this book, Gary Cross examines how that look emerged in American popular culture and how the cute turned into the cool, seemingly its opposite, in stories and games.
Download or read book Men to Boys written by Gary S. Cross and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adam Sandler movies, HBO's Entourage, and such magazines as Maxim and FHM all trade in and appeal to one character--the modern boy-man. Addicted to video games, comic books, extreme sports, and dressing down, the boy-man would rather devote an afternoon to Grand Theft Auto than plan his next career move. He would rather prolong the hedonistic pleasures of youth than embrace the self-sacrificing demands of adulthood. When did maturity become the ultimate taboo? Men have gone from idolizing Cary Grant to aping Hugh Grant, shunning marriage and responsibility well into their twenties and thirties. Gary Cross, renowned cultural historian, identifies the boy-man and his habits, examining the attitudes and practices of three generations to make sense of this gradual but profound shift in American masculinity. Cross matches the rise of the American boy-man to trends in twentieth-century advertising, popular culture, and consumerism, and he locates the roots of our present crisis in the vague call for a new model of leadership that, ultimately, failed to offer a better concept of maturity. Cross does not blame the young or glorify the past. He finds that men of the "Greatest Generation" might have embraced their role as providers but were confused by the contradictions and expectations of modern fatherhood. Their uncertainty gave birth to the Beats and men who indulged in childhood hobbies and boyish sports. Rather than fashion a new manhood, baby-boomers held onto their youth and, when that was gone, embraced Viagra. Without mature role models to emulate or rebel against, Generation X turned to cynicism and sensual intensity, and the media fed on this longing, transforming a life stage into a highly desirable lifestyle. Arguing that contemporary American culture undermines both conservative ideals of male maturity and the liberal values of community and responsibility, Cross concludes with a proposal for a modern marriage of personal desire and ethical adulthood.
Book Synopsis The Spectacle of Twins in American Literature and Popular Culture by : Karen Dillon
Download or read book The Spectacle of Twins in American Literature and Popular Culture written by Karen Dillon and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cultural fantasy of twins imagines them as physically and behaviorally identical. Media portrayals consistently offer the spectacle of twins who share an insular closeness and perform a supposed alikeness—standing side by side, speaking and acting in unison. Treating twinship as a cultural phenomenon, this first comprehensive study of twins in American literature and popular culture examines the historical narrative—within the discourses of experimentation, aberrance and eugenics—and how it has shaped their representations in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Book Synopsis Pynchon's Against the Day by : Jeffrey Severs
Download or read book Pynchon's Against the Day written by Jeffrey Severs and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book of criticism devoted to Pynschon's massive 2006 novel, Pynchon's Against the Day: A Corrupted Pilgrim's Guide gathers new work by more than a dozen scholars, offering readings informed by the newest developments in narratology, genre studies, ecocriticism, globalism, and the histories of science and religion. This title also offers fresh perspectives on divisive issues within Pynchon studies, such as anarchism, gender, and reviewers' reception of his recent work. What emerges is a novel that will come to be seen, these essays argue, as a major part of Pynchon's storied legacy and a key work of the "late Pynchon."
Download or read book To Do My Best written by Edward L. Rowan and published by PublishingWorks. This book was released on 2005 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James E. West and the history of the Boy Scouts of America.
Download or read book Newsboy written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Children's Literature, 1890-1940 by : John T. Dizer
Download or read book American Children's Literature, 1890-1940 written by John T. Dizer and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines many facets in the field of children's literature, including prominent authors, sociological attitudes, and the research into the publishing patterns of early series books.
Book Synopsis The Chronology of American Literature by : Daniel S. Burt
Download or read book The Chronology of American Literature written by Daniel S. Burt and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking to brush up on your literary knowledge, check a favorite author's work, or see a year's bestsellers at a glance, The Chronology of American Literature is the perfect resource. At once an authoritative reference and an ideal browser's guide, this book outlines the indispensable information in America's rich literary past--from major publications to lesser-known gems--while also identifying larger trends along the literary timeline. Who wrote the first published book in America? When did Edgar Allan Poe achieve notoriety as a mystery writer? What was Hemingway's breakout title? With more than 8,000 works by 5,000 authors, The Chronology makes it easy to find answers to these questions and more. Authors and their works are grouped within each year by category: fiction and nonfiction; poems; drama; literary criticism; and publishing events. Short, concise entries describe an author's major works for a particular year while placing them within the larger context of that writer's career. The result is a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of some of America's most prominent writers. Perhaps most important, The Chronology offers an invaluable line through our literary past, tying literature to the American experience--war and peace, boom and bust, and reaction to social change. You'll find everything here from Benjamin Franklin's "Experiments and Observations on Electricity," to Davy Crockett's first memoir; from Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" to Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome; from meditations by James Weldon Johnson and James Agee to poetry by Elizabeth Bishop. Also included here are seminal works by authors such as Rachel Carson, Toni Morrison, John Updike, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lavishly illustrated--and rounded out with handy bestseller lists throughout the twentieth century, lists of literary awards and prizes, and authors' birth and death dates--The Chronology of American Literature belongs on the shelf of every bibliophile and literary enthusiast. It is the essential link to our literary past and present.
Download or read book South Atlantic Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis United States of America by : Robert Arthur Burchell
Download or read book United States of America written by Robert Arthur Burchell and published by Oxford, England : Clio Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Science Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture by : Gary Westfahl
Download or read book Science Fiction, Children's Literature, and Popular Culture written by Gary Westfahl and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-04-30 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a constantly changing world, individuals are forever growing to meet the challenges and developments that emerge around them. In contemporary society, technology is at the heart of change. Literature, too, reflects the evolution of culture and increasingly represents and considers technology. And as children become young adults, their reading helps shape their understanding of the world. This book examines representative works of science fiction, children's literature, and popular culture to show how these works reflect the process of growing up in a technological world. The volume looks at the simple picture books and comic books that appeal to small children; the formulaic adventures that fascinate older children; the films and television programs that are watched by children and young adolescents; the music videos and programming that appeal to young adults; and the popular novels that interest older readers. Included are discussions of Superman, the Hardy Boys, Star Trek, science fiction films, and music videos. The book points to similarities among popular culture, science fiction, and children's literature and demonstrates the relevance of these works to contemporary society.
Book Synopsis American Book Publishing Record by :
Download or read book American Book Publishing Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Children's Literature Abstracts by :
Download or read book Children's Literature Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Portrayal of Southeast Asian Refugees in Recent American Children's Books by : Michael M. Levy
Download or read book Portrayal of Southeast Asian Refugees in Recent American Children's Books written by Michael M. Levy and published by Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides scholars and teachers of children's literature with useful information on the children's books that discuss Southeast Asians, including Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai, Lao, Hmong and Mien.
Book Synopsis Tom Swift and His Chest of Secrets by : Victor Appelton
Download or read book Tom Swift and His Chest of Secrets written by Victor Appelton and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tom constructs a large, heavy brass-bound oak chest to hold his blueprints, formulae, and models until an underground vault can be built. But Tom is attacked and his possessions—including the chest—are suddenly missing, along with hie friend Koku. Tom must discover who stole his Chest of Secrets and save Koku from the villains...if he can!
