Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: New Essays
Michael J. Meyer
Oct 2010 · Scarecrow Press
3.7star
128 reviews
Ebook
290
Pages
About this ebook
In 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird was published to critical acclaim. To commemorate To Kill a Mockingbird's 50th anniversary, Michael J. Meyer has assembled a collection of new essays that celebrate this enduring work of American literature. These essays approach the novel from educational, legal, social, and thematic perspectives.
Harper Lee's only novel won the Pulitzer Prize and was transformed into a beloved film starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. An American classic that frequently appears in middle school and high school curriculums, the novel has been subjected to criticism for its subject matter and language. Still relevant and meaningful, To Kill a Mockingbird has nonetheless been under-appreciated by many critics. There are few books that address Lee's novel's contribution to the American canon and still fewer that offer insights that can be used by teachers and by students.
These essays suggest that author Harper Lee deserves more credit for skillfully shaping a masterpiece that not only addresses the problems of the 1930s but also helps its readers see the problems and prejudices the world faces today. Intended for high school and undergraduate usage, as well as for teachers planning to use To Kill a Mockingbird in their classrooms, this collection will be a valuable resource for all teachers of American literature.
Harper Lee's only novel won the Pulitzer Prize and was transformed into a beloved film starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. An American classic that frequently appears in middle school and high school curriculums, the novel has been subjected to criticism for its subject matter and language. Still relevant and meaningful, To Kill a Mockingbird has nonetheless been under-appreciated by many critics. There are few books that address Lee's novel's contribution to the American canon and still fewer that offer insights that can be used by teachers and by students.
These essays suggest that author Harper Lee deserves more credit for skillfully shaping a masterpiece that not only addresses the problems of the 1930s but also helps its readers see the problems and prejudices the world faces today. Intended for high school and undergraduate usage, as well as for teachers planning to use To Kill a Mockingbird in their classrooms, this collection will be a valuable resource for all teachers of American literature.
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3.7
128 reviews
chris goodwin
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January 17, 2014
The sample wasn't helpful cause when I read the sample it wasn't wat I thought horrible and the book keep getting me off track with adds popping up and it skipped me Tom different pages horrible Goodwin thing got a full refund
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A Google user
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November 13, 2012
I read this in my 10th or 11th grade English class and watched the film version afterwards. I personally loved this book from beginning to end back then and until this day. I'm 26 now. 10 yrs ago not many of my peers enjoyed it but I did. I finished this book within days. The court scenes are my favourite. It's good literature but not everybody can appreciate it and I understand why one may find it boring but it wasn't intended to be action packed or thrilling. It depends what your literary taste is.
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Damaris
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December 10, 2013
I first read this book at my school's library (YEARS ago) and I was instantly hooked. It gave me a great insight of racism in US. If you've never read this book,please do now.
About the author
Michael J. Meyer, now retired, was adjunct professor of English at DePaul University and Northeastern Illinois University. He is the author of The John Steinbeck Bibliography: 1996-2006 (Scarecrow, 2008) and The Essential Criticism of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men (Scarecrow, 2009).
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