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Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

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ISBN13: 9780399506437
ISBN10: 0399506438
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The classic tale of a group of English school boys who are left stranded on an unpopulated island, and who must confront not only the defects of their society but the defects of thier own natures.
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About the Author

Born in Cornwall, England, in 1911 and educated at Oxford University, William Gerald Golding's first book, Poems, was published in 1935. Following a stint in the Royal Navy and other diversions during and after World War II, Golding wrote Lord of the Flies while teaching school. This was the first of several novels including Pincher Martin, Free Fall, and The Inheritors and a play, The Brass Butterfly, which led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.

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Table of Contents

Lord of the Flies Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr.

Foreword

James R. Baker

Introduction

William Golding

Lord of the Flies

James Keating-William Golding

Purdue Interview

Frank Kermode-William Golding

The Meaning of It All

Frank Kermode

The Novels of William Golding

E. M. Forster

An Introduction to "Lord of the Flies"

Donald R. Spangler

Simon

Carl Niemeyer

The Coral Island Revisited

J. T. C. Golding

A World of Violence and Small Boys

John Peter

The Fables of William Golding

Ian Gregor and Mark Kinkead-Weekes

An Introduction to "Lord of the Flies"

William R. Mueller

An Old Story Well Told

Thomas M. Coskren

Is Golding Calvinistic?

Claire Rosenfield

Men of a Smaller Growth

E. L. Epstein

Notes on "Lord of the Flies"

Time

Lord of the Campus

A Checklist of Publications Relevant to "Lord of the Flies"

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waitingtoleave, February 9, 2007 (view all comments by waitingtoleave)
When I read this in my high school English class, my best friend and I were convinced "Lord of the Flies" was a religious metaphor, and everyone else thought we were crazy, until the teacher sided with us. I cannot emphasize how helpful it can be to read Messiah stories to question your own faith; this can be a chance to test your own beliefs, or if you aren't Christian, a great look at how Christianity uses themes that translate to great storytelling. The Bible is the most popular book of all time, you know!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780399506437
Editor:
Baker, James R.
Editor:
Ziegler, Arthur P., Jr.
Editor:
Baker, James R.
Editor:
Ziegler, Arthur P., Jr.
Author:
Golding, William
Author:
Ziegler, Arthur P.
Author:
Baker, James Robert
Publisher:
Perigee Books
Location:
New York, N.Y. :
Subject:
Boys
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Americans
Subject:
Islands
Subject:
Adventure
Subject:
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks
Subject:
Regression (psychology)
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
1987
Edition Number:
Casebook ed.
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Perigee
Series Volume:
no. 16.
Publication Date:
19870931
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
1.50 in.
Age Level:
from 18
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