The Wizard of Oz

by Rahn, Suzanne

• ISBN13: 9780805786231
• ISBN10: 0805786236
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Twayne Pub
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Summary

Written in an easy-to-read, accessible style by teachers with years of classroom experience, Masterwork Studies are guides to the literary works most frequently studied in high school. Presenting ideas that spark imaginations, these books help students to gain background knowledge on great literature useful for papers and exams. The goal of each study is to encourage creative thinking by presenting engaging information about each work and its author. This approach allows students to arrive at sound analyses of their own, based on in-depth studies of popular literature.

Each volume:

-- Illuminates themes and concepts of a classic text

-- Uses clear, conversational language

-- Is an accessible, manageable length from 140 to 170 pages

-- Includes a chronology of the author's life and era

-- Provides an overview of the historical context

-- Offers a summary of its critical reception

-- Lists primary and secondary sources and index

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix	(2)
Note on the References	xi	(2)
Chronology: L. Frank Baum's Life and Works	xiii
LITERARY AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT	3	(22)
1. The Historical Context	3	(5)
2. The Importance of The Wizard of Oz	8	(4)
3. The Critical Reception	12	(13)
A READING	25	(104)
4. The Road to the Emerald City	25	(27)
5. Dorothy Opens the Door: The Inner Landscape of Oz	52	(26)
6. "Now We Can Cross the Shifting Sands": The Outer Landscape of Oz	78	(31)
7. "Toto, I've a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Anymore": The Movie's Oz	109	(20)
Appendix: Approaches to Teaching The Wizard of Oz	129	(8)
Notes and References	137	(10)
Selected Bibliography	147	(4)
Index	151