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Second Star to the Right

Peter Pan in the Popular Imagination

Lester D Friedman author Allison B Kavey author Lester D Friedman editor Allison B Kavey editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Published:28th Nov '08

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Over a century after its first stage performance, Peter Pan has become deeply embedded in Western popular culture, as an enduring part of childhood memories, in every part of popular media, and in commercial enterprises.

Since 2003 the characters from this story have had a highly visible presence in nearly every genre of popular culture: two major films, a literary sequel to the original adventures, a graphic novel featuring a grown-up Wendy Darling, and an Argentinean novel about a children's book writer inspired by J. M. Barrie. Simultaneously, Barrie surfaced as the subject of two major biographies and a feature film. The engaging essays in Second Star to the Right approach Pan from literary, dramatic, film, television, and sociological perspectives and, in the process, analyze his emergence and preservation in the cultural imagination.

Whether 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 *

ISBN: 9780813544373

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 30mm

Weight: 510g

292 pages