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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson
When moviegoers accompany Dorothy through the gates of the Emerald City, they may think they have discovered all there is to see of Oz--but as real friends of the Wizard know, more lies behind the curtain. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, on which the...
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When moviegoers accompany Dorothy through the gates of the Emerald City, they may think they have discovered all there is to see of Oz--but as real friends of the Wizard know, more lies behind the curtain. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, on which the 1939 film was based, was only the first of 14 Oz books. Together these works constitute a series rich in allusions to a broad range of literary traditions, including fairy tale, myth, epic, the picaresque novel, and visions of utopia. Reflecting on L. Frank Baum's entire series of full-length Oz books, this study introduces readers to the great folklo
Cover ; Acknowledgments ; Table of Contents ; L. Frank Baum's Fourteen Full-Length Oz Books ; Preface ; Introduction ; 1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Dorothy's Timeless Adventure) ; 2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (The Wizard Himself) ; 3. The Marvelous Land of Oz (Tip's Progress) ; 4. Ozma of Oz (The First Underground Journey); 5. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Baum's Inferno) ; 6. The Road to Oz (Baum's Picaresque) ; 7. The Emerald City of Oz (Goodbye to Kansas, Goodbye to Oz) ; 8. The Patchwork Girl of Oz (Saving Unc Nunkie)
9. Tik-tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz, Rinkitink in Oz ("Exciting Adventures," "Unexpected Difficulties," "Marvelous Escapes") 10. The Lost Princess of Oz (Rescuing Persephone) ; 11. The Tin Woodman of Oz (Baum's Odyssey) ; 12. The Magic of Oz (Magic and Politics in Oz) ; 13. Glinda of Oz (Baum's Tale of Demeter and Persephone) ; 14. Boundaries (Oz as Sacred Space) ; 15. Baum's Oz (Dys)(Eu)(U)Topia? ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
