Of Bread, Blood and The Hunger Games: Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy

Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Science Fiction, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
Cover of the book Of Bread, Blood and The Hunger Games: Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy by Edited by Mary F. Pharr and Leisa A. Clark. Series Editors Donald E. Palumbo and C.W. Sullivan III, McFarland
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Author: Edited by Mary F. Pharr and Leisa A. Clark. Series Editors Donald E. Palumbo and C.W. Sullivan III ISBN: 9781476600321
Publisher: McFarland Publication: July 10, 2012
Imprint: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Language: English
Author: Edited by Mary F. Pharr and Leisa A. Clark. Series Editors Donald E. Palumbo and C.W. Sullivan III
ISBN: 9781476600321
Publisher: McFarland
Publication: July 10, 2012
Imprint: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Language: English

This collection of fresh essays on Suzanne Collins's epic trilogy spans multiple disciplines. The contributors probe the trilogy's meaning using theories grounded in historicism, feminism, humanism, queer theory, as well as cultural, political, and media studies. The essayists demonstrate diverse perspectives regarding Collins's novels but their works have three elements in common: an appreciation of the trilogy as literature, a belief in its permanent value, and a need to share both appreciation and belief with fellow readers. The 21 essays that follow the context-setting introduction are grouped into four parts: Part I "History, Politics, Economics, and Culture," Part II "Ethics, Aesthetics, and Identity," Part III "Resistance, Surveillance, and Simulacra," and Part IV "Thematic Parallels and Literary Traditions." A core bibliography of dystopian and postapocalyptic works is included, with emphasis on the young adult category--itself an increasingly crucial part of postmodern culture.

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This collection of fresh essays on Suzanne Collins's epic trilogy spans multiple disciplines. The contributors probe the trilogy's meaning using theories grounded in historicism, feminism, humanism, queer theory, as well as cultural, political, and media studies. The essayists demonstrate diverse perspectives regarding Collins's novels but their works have three elements in common: an appreciation of the trilogy as literature, a belief in its permanent value, and a need to share both appreciation and belief with fellow readers. The 21 essays that follow the context-setting introduction are grouped into four parts: Part I "History, Politics, Economics, and Culture," Part II "Ethics, Aesthetics, and Identity," Part III "Resistance, Surveillance, and Simulacra," and Part IV "Thematic Parallels and Literary Traditions." A core bibliography of dystopian and postapocalyptic works is included, with emphasis on the young adult category--itself an increasingly crucial part of postmodern culture.

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