[Lester D.Friedman]Second Star to the Right : Peter Pan in the Popular Imagination(pdf){Zzzzz}

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.

Publisher: Rutgers University Press (November 28, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 081354436X
ISBN-13: 978-0813544366

Editorial Reviews
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"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." -- Jack Zipes, Editor of the Oxford University Encyclopedia of Children's Literature.
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"This fresh and original collection of essays offers a deeper understanding of Peter Pan as an icon and cultural phenomenon." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

Great source for my Peter Pan paper
By Kaitlin Bevis- YA Author on January 3, 2013
I purchased this book and found a book in the library by Donna White for a Peter Pan paper in school. This has the most current articles on the books and movies and provides a fascinating history of the boy who wouldn't grow up through several different facets.