Dr. Seuss : American icon /

Dr. Seuss : American icon /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nel, Philip, 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Continuum, 2004.
Subjects:
Seuss, > Dr. > Criticism and interpretation.
Seuss, > Dr. > Appreciation > United States.
Children's literature, American > History and criticism.
Children > Books and reading > United States > History > 20th century.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • List of illustrations and credits
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction : How to read Dr. Seuss
  • ch. 1. U.S. laureate of nonsense : a Seussian poetics
  • ch. 2. Dr. Seuss vs. Adolf Hitler : a political education
  • ch. 3. The doc in the smock
  • ch. 4. The 5,000 fingers of Dr. S. : the other sides of Dr. Seuss
  • ch. 5. The Disneyfication of Dr. Seuss : faithful to profit, one hundred perfect?
  • ch. 6. The cat in the hat for president : Dr. Seuss and the public imagination
  • Epilogue : American icon, American iconoclast
  • Notes
  • Annotated bibliography
  • Index.