{"product_id":"l-frank-baums-world-of-oz-9780810843806","title":"L. Frank Baums World of Oz","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough L. Frank Baum''s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published one hundred years ago, literary critics and historians continue to discover new approaches to the fantastic world of Oz. The second in a new series of anthologies sponsored by the Children''s Literature Association, this collection of essays represents some of the most interesting of these new approaches.  Beginning with a glance back over the entire history of research and commentary on the Oz books, this work is organized in three main sections. Essays in the Origins of Oz examine Frank Baum''s personal history and unlock the mystery of one of the most bizarre episodes in the Oz books. The World of Oz looks at three very different aspects of Baum''s world: its concept of home and family, its sense of humor, and its relationship to its young readers. Oz on Screen features both the silent films Baum produced himself and MGM''s classic movie The Wizard of Oz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...Rahn takes seriously the proposition that Baum deserves some consideration not just as a children's writer but as a representative figure in American cultural history....Rahn's crisply written and thoroughly researched introduction surveying a century's worth of popular, scholarly, and pedagogical responses to Oz, will be particularly useful....this is a good reference work and deserves recognition as such... * Utopian Studies *\u003cbr\u003eAn intriguing and eclectic sampling of recent critical analyses of the Oz books, their creator, and the larger Oz phenomenon. * The Baum Bugle *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction: \"Analyzing Oz\" Part 3 Part 1: Origins of Oz Chapter 4 1. The Wonderful Wizard of the West: L. Frank Baum in South Dakota, 1888-1891 Chapter 5 2. Roots of Oz: The Upton's Vege-Men's Revenge Part 6 Part 2: The World of Oz Chapter 7 3. \"If I Ever Go Looking for My Heart's Desire\": Home in Baum's Oz Chapter 8 4. The Comedians of Oz Chapter 9 5. Readers of Oz: Young and Old, Old and New Historicist Part 10 Part 3: Oz on Stage and Screen Chapter 11 6. The Perfect Scarecrow Chapter 12 7. \"A Whole Book for a Nickel?\": L. Frank Baum as Filmmaker Chapter 13 8. \"Aunt Em: Hate You! Have Kansas! Taking the Dog.—Dorothy\": Conscious and Unconscious Desire in The Wizard of Oz Chapter 14 About the Contributors","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038303945047,"sku":"9780810843806","price":67.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780810843806.jpg?v=1750939849","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/l-frank-baums-world-of-oz-9780810843806","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}