A teenage Tarzan
Subtitle: a literary analysis of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Jungle tales of Tarzan
By: Stan Galloway ; foreword by James Gunn.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786438532
Subjects: Burroughs, Edgar Rice, -- 1875-1950; Burroughs, Edgar Rice, -- 1875-1950 -- Characters -- Tarzan; Burroughs, Edgar Rice, -- 1875-1950 -- Themes, motives; Burroughs, Edgar Rice, -- 1875-1950 -- Film and video adaptations; Tarzan (Fictitious character)
Description: "The adolescent phase of Tarzan is the primary focus of this detailed analysis. The context, themes, motifs, and stylistic techniques of Jungle Tales of Tarzan are all fully explored, as well as the property's literary antecedents and its links to the various comic book and film adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs' most celebrated and enduring creation"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: It all begins again: "Tarzan's first love"; title: Running in circles: cycles and technique in "The capture of Tarzan"; title: All for one: "The fight for the Balu"; title: (un)natural theology: "the god of Tarzan"; title: Black and white and in between: the perception of racism in "Tarzan and the black boy"; title: The problem of good and evil in "The witch-doctor seeks vengeance" and "The end of Bukawai"; title: Painful laughter in "The lion" and "A jungle joke"; title: What you see: lessons in appearance and reality in "The nightmare"; title: Allegiance and apathy: community in "The battle for Teeka"; title: Shooting in the dark: the role of imagination in "Tarzan rescues the moon".