New Essays on the Catcher in the Rye (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521377980)

First published in 1951, Catcher in the Rye continues to be one of the most popular novels ever written as well as one of the most frequently banned books in the United States. In his introduction to this volume, Jack Salzman discusses the history of the novel's composition and publication, the mixed reception it received from critics and scholars, the arguments surrounding the attempts at censorship, and its position in a postmodernist literary world. The five essays that follow focus on various aspects of the novel: its ideology within the context of the Cold War, its portrait of a particular subculture within American society, its account of patterns of adolescent crisis, and its rich and complex narrative structure.

Author: Jack Salzman
ISBN-10: 0521377986
ISBN-13: 9780521377980
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/28/1992
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.72h x 6.04w x 0.33d