The Wizard of Oz & who he was /
When Russel B. Nye and Martin Gardner teamed up to bring out a new edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, theirs was the first critical analysis of L. Frank Baum American classic. The book opens with an essay by Nye, entitled ""An Appreciation, "" which is an overview of Baum...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
1994.
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Edición: | Rev. ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | When Russel B. Nye and Martin Gardner teamed up to bring out a new edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, theirs was the first critical analysis of L. Frank Baum American classic. The book opens with an essay by Nye, entitled ""An Appreciation, "" which is an overview of Baum''s creative and imaginative genius. Nye explores the reasons why earlier critics virtually ignored the Oz stories. Gardner, in his essay, ""The Royal Historian of Oz, "" presents a brief biographical sketch, revealing little-known facts about this prolific writer. The volume also contains the complete, original text of the. |
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Notas: | Contains reprint of the original ed. with t.p. reading: The wonderful Wizard of Oz / by L. Frank Baum ; with pictures by W.W. Denslow. Chicago : G.M. Hill Co., 1900. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) : illustrations, portrait |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781609172596 1609172590 9780870139178 0870139177 9781628952179 1628952172 9781628962178 1628962178 |