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Up the Down Staircase is a humorous novel written by Bel Kaufman, and published in 1965. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Bel Kaufman (born May 10, 1911, in Berlin, Germany) is a Russian-American professor and author. ...
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Bel Kaufman (born May 10, 1911, in Berlin, Germany) is a Russian-American professor and author. ...
Plot summary
The plot revolves around Sylvia Barrett, a young idealistic high school English teacher who hopes to nurture her students' interest in classic literature (especially Chaucer) and writing. She quickly becomes discouraged during her first year at a large inner-city school. Frustrated by petty bureaucracy (the name of the novel refers to an infraction one of her students was punished for), the indifference of her students, and the incompetence of many of her colleagues, she decides to leave public school to work in a smaller private setting. Her mind is changed by the realization that she has indeed touched the lives of her students. For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...
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Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902 Chanticleer the rooster from an outdoor production of Chanticleer and the Fox at Ashby_de_la_Zouch castle Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. ...
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The novel is epistolary in form: the plot is advanced largely through memos from the office, fragments of notes dropped in the trash can, essays that were handed in to be graded, lesson plans, suggestions dropped in the class suggestion box, and letters written by Barrett to a friend from college, who chose to get married and start a family rather than pursue a career. The letters serve as a recap and summary of key events in the book, and offer a portrait of women's roles and responsibilities in American society in the mid-1960s as well. Titlepage of Aphra Behns Love-Letters (1684) An epistolary novel is a novel written as a series of documents. ...
Major themes The novel is set in Calvin Coolidge High School, a fictional New York City school that is more of a microcosm of the New York City school system rather than resemble any particular high school or neighborhood. And while the school's student population comes largely from a low-income neighborhood, the novel's characters include high-achieving students as well as academic ne'er-do-wells, as well as teachers who inspire their students along with teachers who detest teaching and their students. Likewise, the book's characters are realistic representations of various personalities and roles that one encounters in an urban high school. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...
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Film, TV or theatrical adaptations The novel has been adapted to film and stage. The film version, released in 1967, starred Sandy Dennis. The play is frequently performed in high school drama classes. Up the Down Staircase is a 1967 drama film about the first, trying assignment for a young, idealistic teacher played by Sandy Dennis. ...
Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...
Sandy Dennis Sandy Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an Academy Award and Tony-winning American theater and film actress. ...
The film version was parodied in Mad Magazine under the title In The Out Exit. Harvey Kurtzmans cover for the first issue of the comic book Mad Mad is an American humor magazine founded by publisher William Gaines and editor Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. ...
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