L. FRANK BAUM: CREATOR OF OZ(绿野仙踪之父)|报价￥39.10|图书,进口原版,Biographies & Memoirs 传记,Arts & Literature 文学及艺术,
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·出版社：Da Capo Press; 1st Da Capo Press Ed edition
·页码：340 页码
·出版日：2003年
·ISBN：9780306812972
·条码：9780306812972
·装帧：平装
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A magical book for any lover of Oz-the first-ever biography of the real "man behind the curtain". Since it was first introduced over a hundred years ago in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , L. Frank Baum's world of Oz has become one of the most beloved creations in children's literature and film. But who was the creator?Born in 1856 in upstate New York, Baum was a classic "late bloomer" who tried acting, selling, and editing. Finally, in his late 30s he took the advice of his mother-in-law, suffragist leader Matilda Gage, and turned his attention to selling the stories he'd been telling to his sons and their friends. After a few books were published with varying success, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (originally titled The Emerald City) was released in 1900. It quickly became a bestseller and has remained so ever since. Frank Baum's myriad theatrical and entrepreneurial ventures almost bankrupted his family on several occasions, with wife Maud's business acumen providing the sole relief. But when Oz became a "traveling musical extravaganza" that earned raves across America, it created a windfall. Baum was to pen thirteen more Oz books and see the production take the stage in both Chicago and New York. Katharine M. Rogers at long last gives Baum the man and Baum the writer his due in a book Library Journal enthusiastically recommends "for all who love the marvelous land of Oz. "
作者简介
Katharine M. Rogershelped establish women's studies programs at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center. She has published five books and edited four anthologies of 18th- and 19th-century literature. She is married with three grown children, and lives in Maryland.
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From Publishers Weekly
Frank Baum is recognized chiefly as the author whose characters inspired the hit movie, The Wizard of Oz, but as Rogers aptly shows in this insightful biography/analysis, Baum (the L stood for Lyman) was far more than a one-hit wonder. Industrious, determined and prolific, he turned out more than 70 books, an especially impressive achievement given the relative brevity of his career: he was 41 when his first book, Mother Goose in Prose, was published, and he died at 63 in 1919. Rogers provides a condensed but comprehensive explanation for his slow start: energetic and entrepreneurial, Baum spent the first two-thirds of his life trying to find the right outlet for his talents. He threw himself into a variety of seemingly unconnected pursuits, from theater, which remained a lifelong love, to breeding fancy poultry (he helped found the Empire State Poultry Association in 1878); he was a shopkeeper and then newspaper editor in South Dakota, where he moved his young family from 1888 to 1891. Rogers, who has edited anthologies of 18th- and 19th-century literature, devotes more than a third of her book to summarizing Baum's stories, critiquing his shortcomings as an author and praising his many successes, particularly his commitment to creating strong, independent female characters. Her analyses are enlightening and engaging-she quite possibly could spark renewed interest in his work. B&w photos.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
It is not unknown for young readers enchanted by the tales of L. Frank Baum's Oz to carry with them throughout their lives the desire to move to that magical country. Baum authored not only The Wizard of Oz (published in 1900) but 13 more Oz books and numerous other children's tales while also launching several theatrical productions and a string of other business ventures. Rogers (The Cat and the Human Imagination) effectively correlates the events of Baum's life to his literary output, showing readers how his belief in feminism, concern for animal rights, and interest in technology produced a fairyland where all the heroes are women and girls, animals talk, and machinelike creations such as Tik-Tok and the Tin Woodman hold their own with the brightest and best humans. Although Rogers argues that Baum's main concern was his readers, for years most schools, critics, and libraries disdained his work. Yet Baum's Oz books were so popular that his publisher engaged a devoted young Oz enthusiast, Ruth Plumly Thompson, to continue the series after Baum's death in 1919. Thompson wrote 19 more Oz titles, after which the books' illustrator, John R. Neill, and several more Royal Historians of Oz composed a total of some 40 Oz books. Rogers's straightforward narrative, well documented with notes and a lengthy bibliography, lacks only one ingredient a touch of the enchantment that pervades the Oz books themselves. Readers interested in Baum will also enjoy The Annotated Wizard of Oz. Recommended for literature collections and all who love the marvelous land of Oz. Edward Cone, New York
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
FromBooklist
Rogers' meticulously researched and documented biography draws generously on original and secondary sources, affording a detailed account that is more scholarly than popular. Baum comes across as easygoing, positive in attitude, and extremely creative, as well as an amiable raconteur, a doting parent, an unsuccessful (for the most part) playwright and producer, and a dismal businessman (he eventually turned financial matters over to his more practical wife, Maud). Rogers shows how the theosophy system of belief as well as Baum's commitment to feminism influenced the development of his fantasies. His early infatuation with the theater remained with him throughout his life; in fact, the success of theWizard of Ozextravaganza in the opening years of the twentieth century led to his spending the rest of his life unsuccessfully trying to replicate the show's amazing success. Rogers also devotes much space to summarizing and critiquing Baum's works, both the successes and the failures, rooting them in Baum's experiences and beliefs. All in all, a full-bodied treatment for the devoted Oz fan.Sally Estes
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
New York Times Book Review12/21/03
"A strong and sympathetic portrait."
Seattle Times12/28/03
"Rogers is clearly more interested in Baum's writing than...in 'Oz' adaptations...and this [is] the book's strong suit."
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