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There are 20 critical essays on The Wind in the Willows.
Critical Essays on The Wind in the Willows
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 Excerpt by Humphrey Carpenter
13,452 words, approx. 45 pages
 SOURCE: "Kenneth Grahame and the Search for Arcadia" and "The Wind in the Willows," in Secret Gardens: A Study of the Golden Age of Children's Literature, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985, pp. 115-25, 151-69.
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Critical Essay by Lois R. Kuznets
11,511 words, approx. 38 pages
In the following essay, Kuznets provides a thematic and stylistic analysis of The Wind in the Willows, focusing on mythological aspects of the children's book.
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Critical Essay by Roger Sale
11,362 words, approx. 38 pages
In the following essay, Sale surveys The Wind in the Willows and considers its place within the "cult of childhood."
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Critical Essay by Peter Hunt
8,504 words, approx. 28 pages
In the following essay, Hunt analyzes the narrative structure of The Wind in the Willows, contending that “we cannot separate structure from symbol, symbol from character, or character from language.”
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Critical Essay by Michael Steig
8,091 words, approx. 27 pages
In the following essay, Steig examines what he perceives as a veiled eroticism in The Wind in the Willows, using his own childhood reading of the book as a springboard for his discussion.
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Critical Essay by John David Moore
7,672 words, approx. 26 pages
In the following essay, Moore argues that the Arcadian world portrayed in The Wind in the Willows is actually an "uneasy Eden. '
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Critical Essay by Maureen Thum
6,646 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Thum explores the theme of journeys—mental and physical—in The Wind in the Willows.
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Critical Essay by Deborah Stevenson
6,542 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Stevenson discusses William Horwood's The Willows in Winter as a sequel to The Wind in the Willows.
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Critical Essay by Carlee Lippman
4,969 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Lippman considers the notion of "comfort" as it applies to The Wind in the Willows.
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Critical Essay by Neil Philip
4,197 words, approx. 14 pages
In the following essay, Philip provides reasons why The Wind in the Willows remains a favorite book of both children and adults.
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Critical Essay by Roderick McGillis
3,436 words, approx. 12 pages
In the following essay, McGillis offers conservative, radical, and visionary perspectives on The Wind in the Willows.
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Critical Essay by Lesley Willis
3,052 words, approx. 10 pages
In the following essay, Willis traces the influence of English Romantic literature on The Wind in the Willows.
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Critical Essay by Mary DeForest
2,972 words, approx. 10 pages
In the following essay, DeForest explains the similarities between Toad in The Wind in the Willows and Homer's Ulysses.
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Critical Essay by Mark I. West
2,611 words, approx. 9 pages
In the following essay, West asserts that Grahame's portrayal of Toad in The Wind in the Willows could almost be an illustration of narcissistic personality disorder.
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Critical Essay by Barbara Wall
2,077 words, approx. 7 pages
In the following excerpt, Wall discusses Grahame as a children's author and The Wind in the Willows as a children's book.
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Critical Essay by Tony Watkins
1,781 words, approx. 6 pages
In the following essay, Watkins views the enduring popularity of The Wind in the Willows as a result of nostalgia for a long-ago England.
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Critical Essay by Nicholas Tucker
1,461 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following essay, originally published in 1969, Tucker examines the continuing fascination children have with the character of Toad in The Wind in the Willows.
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Critical Essay by A. A. Milne
1,078 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following essay, Milne expresses his enthusiasm for Grahame's The Wind in the Willows.
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