J.D. Salinger?s The Catcher in the Rye: A Routledge Study Guide

Sarah Graham

ISBN 10: 0415344530 / ISBN 13: 9780415344531

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2007

About this Item

2007. 1st Edition. Paperback. J D Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" is a 20th-century classic. Part of the "Routledge Guides to Literature" series, this guide to Salinger's novel offers: an introduction to the text and contexts of "The Catcher in the Rye"; a critical history; a selection of critical essays on this novel; and cross-references between sections of the guide. Series: Routledge Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182. . . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: J.D. Salinger?s The Catcher in the Rye: A Routledge Study Guide
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415344530
• ISBN 13: 9780415344531
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (1951) is a twentieth-century classic. Despite being one of the most frequently banned books in America, generations of readers have identified with the narrator, Holden Caulfield, an angry young man who articulates the confusion, cynicism and vulnerability of adolescence with humour and sincerity.

This guide to Salinger’s provocative novel offers:

• an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of The Catcher in the Rye
• a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present
• a selection of new critical essays on the The Catcher in the Rye, by Sally Robinson, Renee R. Curry, Denis Jonnes, Livia Hekanaho and Clive Baldwin, providing a range of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section
• cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism
• suggestions for further reading.

Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of The Catcher in the Rye and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Salinger’s text.

About the Author

Sarah Graham is a lecturer in American literature at the University of Leicester. She is particularly interested in 20^th century American novels and poetry, especially in relation to sexuality, gender and trauma theory.