Anne Frank's vivid account of her life while hiding from the Nazis has moved generations of readers. This invaluable new study guide contains a new selection of the finest contemporary criticism on The Diary of Anne Frank, plus an introductory essay from master scholar Harold Bloom, a chronology of the author's life, a bibliography, and an index for easy reference.
Contents:
The authenticity of The diary / David Barnouw Twisting the truth : The diary of Anne Frank / Deborah E. Lipstadt Postmarked from Amsterdam : Anne Frank and her Iowa pen pal / Shelby Myers-Verhage Writing herself against history : Anne Frank's self-portrait as a young artist / Rachel Feldhay Brenner Anne Frank : the redemptive myth / Judith Goldstein Revisiting The diary : rereading Anne Frank's rewriting / Nigel A. Caplan Reconsidering Anne Frank : teaching The diary in its historical and cultural context / Pascale Bos How to tell a true ghost story : the ghost writer and the case of Anne Frank / Aimee Pozorski Finding meaning in the diaries of Anne Frank / Wayne Howkins The child victim as witness to the Holocaust : an American story? / Mark M. Anderson.