Global perspectives on Tarzan : from king of the jungle to international icon

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Title:

Global perspectives on Tarzan : from king of the jungle to international icon

Author:

Wannamaker, Annette.

ISBN:

9780415897242

Publication Information:

New York, N. Y. : Routledge, 2012.

Physical Description:

x, 216 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series:

Routledge research in cultural and media studies

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Michelle Ann Abate, An axe in the hands of a burly negro cleft the captain from forehead to chin: Tarzan of the apes and the American urban jungle -- Annette Wannamaker, Now Tarzan make war!: World War II B-movies, profits and propaganda -- Ken Cerniglia, Tarzan swings onto Disney's Broadway -- Jon C. Stott, Return to Tarzan: a Canadian childhood hero reconsidered -- Richard Ivan Jobs, Tarzan under attack: Youth, comics, and cultural reconstruction in postwar France -- Ronie Parciack, Contending simulacra: Tarzan in postcolonial India -- Alon Raab and Eli Eshed, With a star of David he swings: Tarzan in the holy land -- Clare Mulcahy, We would each like to be like Tarzan: re-examining female readers of Burroughs' Tarzan series -- Michelle Smith, On the origin of men: savage boyhood in Tarzan of the apes -- Aaron Clayton, Evolution and race on the island of Caspak: how Tarzan and T-rex decode manhood in the comic that time forgot.

Personal Subject:

Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950-Criticism and interpretation.,.

Subject Term:

Tarzan (Fictitious character)

Tarzan (Fictitious character) in mass media.

Added Author:

Wannamaker, Annette.

Abate, Michelle Ann, 1975-

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Summary

This collection seeks to understand the long-lasting and global appeal of Tarzan: Why is a story about a feral boy, who is raised by apes in the African jungle, so compelling and so adaptable to different cultural contexts and audiences? How is it that the same narrative serves as the basis for both children's cartoons and lavish musical productions or as a vehicle for both nationalistic discourse and for light romantic fantasy? Considering a history of criticism that highlights the imperialistic, sexist, racist underpinnings of the original Tarzan narrative, why would this character and story appeal to so many readers and viewers around the world? The essays in this volume, written by scholars living and working in Australia, Canada, Israel, The Netherlands, Germany, France and the United States explore these questions using various critical lenses. Chapters include discussions of Tarzan novels, comics, television shows, toys, films, and performances produced or distributed in the U.S., Canada, Israel, Palestine, Britain, India, The Netherlands, Germany and France and consider such topics as imperialism, national identities, language acquisition, adaptation, gender constructions, Tarzan's influence on child readers and Tarzan's continued and broad influence on cultures around the world. What emerges, when these pieces are placed into dialogue with one another, is an immensely complex picture of an enduring, multi-faceted global pop culture icon.