Robert Cormier is widely recognized as one of the leading authors of young adult fiction. This collection of brand new essays demonstrates a variety of critical approaches to Cormier's work, including his best-known novels and lesser-studied texts. It offers an accessible examination of the author's considerable impact on children's literature.
Series Editor's Preface Notes on Contributors Introduction; A.E.Gavin
Fade to Black: Adolescent Invisibility in the Works of Robert Cormier; K.Huenemann
'So many disguises': Questions of Identity in Robert Cormier's After the First Death and Heroes; A.F.Humphries
Fascinated by Evil: Robert Cormier as a Catholic Novelist; P.Pinsent
'Nobody out of context': Representations of Child Corruption in Robert Cormier's Crime Novels; S.Ciocia
'You have to outlast them': Bullying in The Chocolate War and Beyond the Chocolate War; A.Cummins
Mannerbund and Hitler-Jugend: Queer Perceptions of Nazis In and Beyond Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War; H.Blackford
Inducing Despair?: A Study of Robert Cormier's Young Adult Fiction; C.Walsh
Facing the Truth: Robert Cormier, His Readers, and 'Reality'; S.Clancy
Interactive Texts and Active Readers: Robert Cormier's 'Adolescent Poetics' in the Light of Wolfgang Iser's Theory of Aesthetic Response; D.Politis
Bibliography of Robert Cormier's Work and Suggested Further Reading Index
Overview
Robert Cormier is widely recognized as one of the leading authors of young adult fiction. This collection of brand new essays demonstrates a variety of critical approaches to Cormier's work, including his best-known novels and lesser-studied texts. It offers an accessible examination of the author's considerable impact on children's literature.