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Book SynopsisIncludes essays that approach Peter Pan from literary, dramatic, film, television, and sociological perspectives and, in the process, analyze his emergence and preservation in the cultural imagination.
Trade ReviewWhether a Victorian, Edwardian, or twenty-first-century postmodern, earthbound adults of all ages will find Second Star to the Right an engaging and illuminating collection. -- Thomas Doherty * Brandeis University *
"This fresh and original collection of essays offers a deeper understanding of Peter Pan as an icon and cultural phenomenon."IDENTIFY BY AFFILIATION (SEE BELOW) OR BY PUBLICATION--EDITOR OF THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE -- Jack Zipes * University of Minnesota *
Perhaps responding to the modern phenomenon known as Peter Pan syndrome, Kavey and Friedman collect nine excellent essays that explore the social and artistic impacts of J.M. Barrie's classic tale over the past century. Recommended. * Choice *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: From peanut butter to the silver screen / Allison B. Kavey
Tinker Bell, the fairy of electricity / Murray Pomerance
"To die will be an awfully big adventure": Peter Pan in Word War I / Linda Robertson
"I do believe in fairies, I do, I do": the history and epistemology of Peter Pan / Allison B. Kavey
"Shadow of [a] girl": an examination of Peter Pan in performance / Patrick B. Tuite
Peter Pan and the possibilities of child literature / Martha Stoddard Holmes
Disney's Peter Pan: gender, fantasy, and industrial production / Susan Ohmer
Hooked on Pan: Barrie's immortal pirate in fiction and film / Lester D. Friedman
"Gay, innocent, and heartless": Peter Pan and the queering of popular culture / David P.D. Munns
Peter and me (or how I learned to fly): network television broadcasts of Peter Pan / Theresa Jones
