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OverviewThis rich source of social, cultural, and historical documents and commentary will illuminate the reading of The Catcher in the Rye, a novel that has become an important rite of passage for many young adults. In addition to a literary analysis, this casebook acquaints students with the larger world in which Holden Caulfield moves: Hollywood films, Broadway plays, and jazz musicians. It also presents a detailed account of the censorship challenges to the novel, and provides primary documents on child development and psychology that illuminate Holden's contradictory behavior. Each chapter contains a wide variety of primary source material, from reviews of the novel at the time of its publication and excerpts from censorship arguments to materials on the culture of the 1950s, to interviews with a number of prep school students of the 1950s and selections from a 1950 prep school catalog. Primary documents are paired with explanatory introductions. Each chapter concludes with topic ideas for written and oral discussion based on the materials presented in the chapter. This casebook is ideal for student research and for interdisciplinary teaching of the novel. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sanford Pinsker , Ann PinskerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Greenwood Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780313302008ISBN 10: 0313302006 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 30 October 1999 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Undergraduate , Secondary Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews?Students will find this book helpful in understanding the novel, and teachers will be able to use the questions and topics as springboards to further discussion and research.?-School Library Journal ?Highly Recommended.?- Reference for Students -- GaleGroup.com Reviews ?Highly Recommended.?-Reference for Students -- GaleGroup.com Reviews ?Highly Recommended.??Reference for Students -- GaleGroup.com Reviews ""Highly Recommended.""-Reference for Students -- GaleGroup.com Reviews ""Students will find this book helpful in understanding the novel, and teachers will be able to use the questions and topics as springboards to further discussion and research.""-School Library Journal ?Students will find this book helpful in understanding the novel, and teachers will be able to use the questions and topics as springboards to further discussion and research.?-School Library Journal Author InformationSANFORD PINSKER is Shadek Professor of Humanities at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is the author of many books on American literature and culture. ANN PINSKER teaches in the Social Studies Department of J. P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is coordinator of McCaskey's International Baccalaureate Program. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |