Myths and the mythmaker : : a literary account of J.M. Barry's formative years / / R.D.S. Jack.

J.M. Barrie’s critical reputation is unusually problematic. Originally viewed as a genius to rank with Shaw and Wilde, Barrie soon fell victim to damaging psychological theories about his life and his patriotism. The few critics who have commented on Barrie have colluded with dominant myths about a...

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Superior document:Scottish cultural review of language and literature ; 16
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Year of Publication:2010
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Scottish cultural review of language and literature ; 16.
Physical Description:1 online resource (332 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • The Critical Myth
  • Filling the Research Gaps: Beyond Freud and the Kailyard
  • Filling the Textual Gaps I: “Kailyard” Prose 1877–90
  • Filling the Textual Gaps II: “Kailyard” Drama 1877–93
  • The Little Minister
  • To The Never Land and Beyond: A Dramatic Route
  • To The Never Land and Beyond: A Novel Route
  • Approaching the Later Plays
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • ASLS.