Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan first came swinging through the jungle in the pages of a pulp-fiction magazine in 1912, and subsequently in the novel that went on to spawn numerous film and other adaptations. In its pages we find Tarzan's origins: how he is orphaned after his parents are marooned and killed on the coast of West Africa, and is adopted by an ape-mother. He grows up to become a model of physical strength and natural prowess, and eventually leader of his tribe. When he encounters a group of white Europeans, and rescues Jane Porter from a marauding ape, he finds love, and must choose between the values of the jungle and civilization. The Tarzan of popular imagination bears only limited resemblance to Edgar Rice Burroughs's creation, and the complex backdrop of colonial appropriation, literary heritage, and nostalgic yearning from which he emerged. This new edition considers these contexts, as well as the enduring appeal of the King of the Apes.

There's something about the way Burroughs tells stories that makes them great fun despite all the many ways he transgresses modern sensibilities* Leah Galbraith, FictionFan *

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ISBN 13	9780199542888
ISBN 10	0199542880
Title	Tarzan of the Apes
Author	Edgar Rice Burroughs
Series	Oxford World's Classics
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2010-04-15
Number of pages	320
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