Why To kill a mockingbird matters : what Harper Lee's book and the iconic American film mean to us today / Tom Santopietro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Santopietro, Tom, author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird.

Lee, Harper.

To kill a mockingbird (Motion picture : 1962).

To kill a mockingbird (Lee, Harper).

Literature and morals.

Race in literature.

Race in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

x, 305 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2018.

Summary:

"With forty million copies sold, To Kill a Mockingbird's poignant but clear-eyed examination of human nature has cemented its status as a global classic. Tom Santopietro's new book ... takes a 360-degree look at the Mockingbird phenomenon both on page and screen. Santopietro traces the writing of To Kill a Mockingbird, the impact of the Pulitzer Prize, and investigates both the claims that Lee's book is actually racist and the worldwidecontroversy surrounding the 2015 publication of Go set a watchman. Here too, for the first time, is the full behind-the-scenes story regarding the creation of the 1962 film, one that has entered the American consciousness in a way that few other films ever have. From the earliest casting sessions to the Oscars and the 50th Anniversary screening at the White House, Santopietro examines exactly what makes the movie and Gregory Peck's unforgettable performance as Atticus Finch so captivating. As Americans yearn for an end to divisiveness, there is no better time to look at the significance of Harper Lee's book, the film, and all that came after."--Dust jacket.

Contents:

Monroeville, Alabama

Manhattan

Publication

What price Hollywood?

Atticus Finch on film

Enter Horton Foote

Casting the movie

From Pulitzer Prize to Hollywood dream team

Maycomb comes to life

On screens around the world

A straight shot to the heart

Is To kill a mockingbird racist?

The legend grows: Harper Lee's fifty-five years of silence

Life after To kill a mockingbird

Go set a watchman

Theme and variations: everything old is new again

At peace.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-291) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781250163752

1250163757

OCLC:

1015279541