Characters of Oz

Essays on Their Adaptation and Transformation

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

When L. Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, he created an American myth that has endured the test of time. Echoes of Dorothy and her friends are everywhere: popular television shows often have an Oz episode, novelists borrow character types and echo familiar scenes, and every media--from Broadway to The Muppets--has some variation or continuation of Baum's work. This collection of essays follows Baum's archetypal characters as they've changed over time in order to examine what those changes mean in relation to Oz, American culture and basic human truths. Essays also serve as a bridge between academia and fandom, with contributors representing a cross-section of Oz scholarship from backgrounds including The International Wizard of Oz Club and the Children's Literature Association.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-07-20
Mått:178 x 254 x 10 mm
Vikt:358 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:196
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476687971

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Dina Schiff Massachi has written and presented numerous academic essays on Baum’s Oz and its various adaptations. She also appeared in the “American Oz” episode of PBS’s American Experience. She is a lecturer for the American Studies program at UNC Charlotte; one of her favorite classes is a course on The Wizard of Oz.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionDina Schiff MassachiDorothy and the Heroine’s QuestMark I. WestBut First, There Was a Scarecrow…Katharine KittredgeHeart Over Head: Evolving Views on Male Emotional Intelligence and the Tin WoodmanDina Schiff MassachiThe Proto-Sissy, the Sissy, and Macho Men: The Cowardly Lion in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the MGM The Wizard of Oz, and Dark Oz StoriesDee Michel and James SatterA Good Man but a Bad Wizard? The Shifting Moral Character of the Wizard ofJ.L. BellWitches, Wicked and OtherwiseRobert B. LuehrsWitch’s Familiars or Winged Warriors? Liberating the Winged MonkeysDina Schiff MassachiGlinda and Gender PerformativityWalter SquireOzma, Sorceresses, and Suffrage: Women, Power, and Politics in L. Frank Baum’s Land ofMary LenardA Living Thing: The Very American Invention of Jack PumpkinheadPaige GrayTrading Knitting Needles for Pistols: The Feminist, Violent, and Sexual Evolution of General JinjurShannon MurphyThe Nome KingAngelica Shirley CarpenterPiecing Together the Patchwork Girl ofGita Dorothy MorenaAfterword: Frank and His ImaginationRobert BaumBibliography: Further Oz Readings, Fiction and NonfictionDina Schiff MassachiAbout the ContributorsIndex