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Overview

"Essays explore philosophical themes in the Wizard of Oz saga, comprising the books by L. Frank Baum, the 1939 film, the novel Wicked, and related films and plays"--Provided by publisher.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780812696578
  • Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company
  • Publication date: 11/25/2008
  • Pages: 288
  • Sales rank: 489,102
  • Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Table of Contents


Ideas and Images of Oz Randall E. Auxier Auxier, Randall E. Phillip S. Seng Seng, Phillip S.
I Are You a Good Witch or a Bad Witch? 1
1 Somewhere Over the Rainbow: A Moral Odyssey Luke Dick Dick, Luke 3
2 The Virtues of The Wizard of Oz Corey McCall McCall, Corey Randall E. Auxier Auxier, Randall E. 19
3 Very Good, but Not So Mysterious: Hegel, Rushdie, and the Dialectics of Oz Gina Altamura Altamura, Gina J. M. Fritzman Fritzman, J. M. 33
4 Freeing the Slaves in Oz Jason Bell Bell, Jason Jessica Bell Bell, Jessica 49
5 When the Wiz Goes Black, Does it Ever Go Back? Tommy J. Curry Curry, Tommy J. 63 II If I Only Had a Mind 79
6 Oz Never Did Give Nothing to the Tin Man Michael F. Patton, Jr. Patton, Michael F., Jr. 81
7 Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain! Mark D. Tschaepe Tschaepe, Mark D. 95 III I've a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Anymore 107
8 "I'm Melting! Melting!" Randall E. Auxier Auxier, Randall E. 109
9 Off to See the Wizard: The Romantic Eschatology of The Wizard of Oz James McLachlan McLachlan, James 133
10 The Wonderful Smallness of Evil in Oz George A. Dunn Dunn, George A. 149
11 The Possible World of Oz Randall E. Auxier Auxier, Randall E. 167 IV (Completely) Over the Rainbow 187
12 Dude, When Did Pink Floyd Write a Soundtrack for The Wizard of Oz? Phillip S. Seng Seng, Phillip S. 189
13 Lions and Tigers and Bears: A Phenomenology of Scary Stuff Randall E. Auxier Auxier, Randall E. 205 V No Place Like Home 225
14 Coloring Kansas: Reality by Way of Appearance Matthew Caleb Flamm Flamm, Matthew Caleb Jennifer A. Rea Rea, Jennifer A. 227
15 A Sort of Homecoming: Growing Up with Dorothy Phillip S.Seng Seng, Phillip S. 243
16 Should Dorothy Have Stayed in Oz? Steve Bickham Bickham, Steve 259
17 There's No Place Like Home: Dorothy Gale's Relations Aaron Fortune Fortune, Aaron 277 VI Something Wicked This Way Comes 287
18 Wicked Feminism Pam R. Sailors Sailors, Pam R. 289
19 "I'm Not That Girl" Richard Greene Greene, Richard 305
20 Wicked? It's Not Easy Being Green Kevin Durand Durand, Kevin 315
21 In the Merry Old Matriarchy of Oz Randall E. Auxier Auxier, Randall E. 331 Doctors of Thinkology 351 Index 355

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