American boarding school fiction, 1928-1981 : a critical study / Alexander H. Pitofsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pitofsky, Alexander H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Boarding schools in literature.

Boarding schools--United States.

Boarding schools.

United States.

Students in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 198 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"In spite of their unsettling images of anguish and cruelty, American boarding-school novels have attracted large audiences and influenced countless school narratives in fiction, drama, television and film. Many books have been written about British school stories. This is the first study that explores the history of boarding-school fiction in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Masculine Competition and Boarding-School Culture in The Catcher in the Rye 11

2 Unseen Academy: John Knowles's A Separate Peace 33

3 Campus Politics and Endless Adolescence in The Rector of Justin 54

4 Sexuality, Gothic Melodrama, and Boarding-School Fiction: James Kirkwood's Good Times/Bad Times 77

5 "That was what made the school so useless": Anti-Prep Broadsides and A Good School 108

6 Isolation and Conflict in Tea and Sympathy and Peace Breaks Out 134.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786478651

0786478659

OCLC:

879584330