Dr. Seuss : American icon / Philip Nel.

By:

Nel, Philip, 1969-

Publication details: New York : Continuum, 2004.Description: xiv, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0826414346 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Other title:

Doctor Seuss

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

813/.52 22

LOC classification:

PS3513.E2 Z787 2004

Contents:

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 Percent?. Ch. 6. The Cat in the Hat for President: Dr. Seuss and the Public Imagination. Epilogue. American Icon, American Iconoclast.

Summary: Publisher description: First published to coincide with the centenary of Seuss's birth in March 2004, Dr. Seuss: American Icon, celebrates one of the most influential authors and artists of the 20th century: Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as 'Dr. Seuss.' Dr Seuss's ascendance from children's author to American icon confirms that his cultural significance rests not just with the beginning reader, but with the scholar, the artist, and the poet. Seuss's Beginner Books (starting with The Cat in the Hat in 1957) have obscured the enormous range of his contributions to American literature. Similarly his art, unfairly overlooked because it appears in children's books, cartoons, and commercials, actually covers a range of styles, including Surrealism, Art Nouveau, and Cubism. Bringing to light the adult perspective behind the children's writer, Philip Nel examines Seuss's lesser-known works, such as the 'adult book' The Seven Lady Godivas (1939), and the live-action musical "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" (1953). The book also features the most comprehensive Seuss bibliography ever produced, documenting his prodigious output. As well as establishing Seuss's place among poets and artists, Dr. Seuss: American Icon links the Seuss people know and the Seuss people do not know.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	PS3513 .E2 Z787 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039000727841

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-284) and index.

Publisher description: First published to coincide with the centenary of Seuss's birth in March 2004, Dr. Seuss: American Icon, celebrates one of the most influential authors and artists of the 20th century: Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known as 'Dr. Seuss.' Dr Seuss's ascendance from children's author to American icon confirms that his cultural significance rests not just with the beginning reader, but with the scholar, the artist, and the poet. Seuss's Beginner Books (starting with The Cat in the Hat in 1957) have obscured the enormous range of his contributions to American literature. Similarly his art, unfairly overlooked because it appears in children's books, cartoons, and commercials, actually covers a range of styles, including Surrealism, Art Nouveau, and Cubism. Bringing to light the adult perspective behind the children's writer, Philip Nel examines Seuss's lesser-known works, such as the 'adult book' The Seven Lady Godivas (1939), and the live-action musical "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" (1953). The book also features the most comprehensive Seuss bibliography ever produced, documenting his prodigious output. As well as establishing Seuss's place among poets and artists, Dr. Seuss: American Icon links the Seuss people know and the Seuss people do not know.

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