Contributor
Swisher, Clarice, 1933-
Imprint:San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c1997.
Description170 p. ; 23 cm.
Note:William Golding: a biography. - Mythical elements in Lord of the Flies / A. D. Fleck. - Lord of the Flies as fable / William Golding. - A modern allegory with a Christian meaning / C. B. Cox. - Several interpretations of Lord of the Flies / Samuel Hynes. - A Christian interpretation / Lawrence S. Friedman. - The meaning of the beast / James R. Baker. - Lord of the Flies is impossible to categorize / Irving Malin. - The case for strict law and order / Kathleen Woodward. - A serious and disquieting story / E. M. Forster. - Golding portrays young boys accurately / Ian McEwan. - Significant motifs in Lord of the Flies / E. L. Epstein. - Golding's deliberately obscure setting / Bernard S. Oldsey and Stanley Weintraub. - Irony in Lord of the Flies / Henri Talon. - Lord of the Flies: fiction or fable? / John Peter. - Ranking Lord of the Flies as literature / Stephen Wall. - Questioning the literary merit of Lord of the Flies / A. C. Capey. - The unwarranted popularity of Lord of the Flies / R. C. Townsend. - Assessing Lord of the Flies / Frederick R. Karl.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-165) and index.
