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From Wonderland to Wasteland: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Great Gatsby, and the New American Fairy Tale.

Authors :
Barrett, Laura
Source :
Papers on Language & Literature. Spring2006, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p150-180. 31p.
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

The article criticizes the literary writings of writer L. Frank Baum related to fairy tales in the U.S. The author claims that the article describes another collection of tales as a perfectly good book of fairy stories for children, but no sort of fairy story for people who know what the real thing is. In 1901, Baum incorporated technology in his fairy tale stories.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00311294
Volume :
42
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Papers on Language & Literature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
20949402