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Author Henthorne, Tom.

Title Approaching the Hunger Games trilogy : a literary and cultural analysis
Published Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co. Publishers, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 198 pages)
Contents Suzanne Collins: a biography -- Make of it what you will: the Hunger Games trilogy as a literary production -- The importance of being Katniss: identity, gender and transgression -- Making war, not love: conflict, representation and activism -- Isn't it pragmatic? intelligent practice, ethics and law -- "Real or not real?" reality television and the Hunger Games trilogy -- Dystopia with a difference: the lessons of Panem and District 13 -- Survivor stories: trauma, recovery and narrative -- Make of it what you will (remix): the Hunger Games trilogy as digital text -- Appendix A: Glossary of terms -- Appendix B: Glossary of characters -- Appendix C: Questions for further study
Summary "This book addresses Suzanne Collins's work from a number of literary and cultural perspectives in an effort to better understand both its significance and appeal. Assuming that readers are familiar with all three volumes of The Hunger Games, the book also avoids plot summary and character analysis, instead focusing on the significance of the story and its characters"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-190) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Collins, Suzanne. Hunger Games (Series)
SUBJECT Hunger Games (Series : Collins, Suzanne) fast
Subject Young adult fiction, American -- History and criticism
LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
Young adult fiction, American
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780786493234
0786493232
9781283540216
1283540215