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PublisherGreenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN-100737752890
ISBN-139780737752892
eBay Product ID (ePID)99418080
Product Key Features
Book TitleCensorship in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience Fiction & Fantasy, Literary Criticism & Collections, General
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Young Adult Nonfiction
AuthorCandice L. Mancini
Book SeriesSocial Issues in Literature Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN2010-043632
ReviewsReview: Censorship in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451"This series focuses on how social issues have been presented in classic literature. These books provide a unique perspective to the United States' social issues both past and present."--ARBA, March 2009
Grade FromTenth Grade
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
SynopsisResponding to a time of unparalleled censorship, from the McCarthy trials, to book burning festivals in Nazi Germany, to the millions of poets and writers imprisoned or executed by the Soviet government, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 offers a vision of the world in which the elimination of challenging ideas tears away at the fabric of free speech and society. This compelling edition offers readers a collection of eighteen essays that contextualize and expand upon the theme of censorship in Fahrenheit 451. The book includes an interview with Bradbury and also covers the author's life and work. Other discussions include contemporary perspectives on censorship, a discussion of when governments might need to restrict ideas, what we risk when we censor the internet, and the importance of libraries and access to books., Great literature resonates with us not only because of well-developed characters and plots, but also because it often reflects important social themes; these books explore a work of literature through the lens of the major issue reflected in it.;; This series brings together the disciplines of sociology and literature in a unique format designed to support cross-curricular studies. Each volume explores a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features car
LC Classification NumberPS3503.R167F334 2011
