MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02090nam a22002898a 4500
001 2009046883
003 DLC
005 20091116181514.0
008 091116s2010 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009046883
020 $a9780786438532 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aPS3503.U687$bZ67 2010
082 00 $a813/.52$222
100 1 $aGalloway, Stan,$d1959-
245 12 $aA teenage Tarzan :$ba literary analysis of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Jungle tales of Tarzan /$cStan Galloway ; foreword by James Gunn.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co., Publishers,$c2010.
263 $a1001
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIt all begins again: "Tarzan's first love" -- Running in circles: cycles and technique in "The capture of Tarzan" -- All for one: "The fight for the Balu" -- (un)natural theology: "the god of Tarzan" -- Black and white and in between: the perception of racism in "Tarzan and the black boy" -- The problem of good and evil in "The witch-doctor seeks vengeance" and "The end of Bukawai" -- Painful laughter in "The lion" and "A jungle joke" -- What you see: lessons in appearance and reality in "The nightmare" -- Allegiance and apathy: community in "The battle for Teeka" -- Shooting in the dark: the role of imagination in "Tarzan rescues the moon".
520 $a"The adolescent phase of Tarzan is the primary focus of this detailed analysis. The context, themes, motifs, and stylistic techniques of Jungle Tales of Tarzan are all fully explored, as well as the property's literary antecedents and its links to the various comic book and film adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs' most celebrated and enduring creation"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aTarzan (Fictitious character)
600 10 $aBurroughs, Edgar Rice,$d1875-1950.$tJungle tales of Tarzan.
600 10 $aBurroughs, Edgar Rice,$d1875-1950$xCharacters$xTarzan.
600 10 $aBurroughs, Edgar Rice,$d1875-1950$xThemes, motives.
600 10 $aBurroughs, Edgar Rice,$d1875-1950$xFilm and video adaptations.