Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-256) and index.

On Lord of the flies : representations of violence-induced trauma / Stephan Schaffrath -- William Golding : a life of contradictions / Courtney Lane -- William Golding's Lord of the flies in historical context / Brian Ireland -- The conclusion of Lord of the flies : multiple critical perspectives / Robert C. Evans -- Knowing the beast : Lord of the flies and cognitive literary criticism / Nicolas Tredell -- "Until the grownups come" versus "To found a new nation" : human nature in Golding's Lord of the flies and Heinlein's Tunnel in the sky / Rafeeq O. McGiveron -- Critical essays on Lord of the flies (1954-1969) / Robert C. Evans -- Critical essays on Lord of the flies (1970-1989) / Sarah Fredericks -- Critical essays on Lord of the flies (1990-2010) / Kelley Jeans -- International reactions to Golding's Lord of the flies / Grace Chen -- Prejudice against obesity in Lord of the flies / Robert C. Evans -- Rings and flies : Tolkien and Golding, lords of '54 / Nick Groom -- Lords of the flies : Peter Brook, Harry Hook, and Golding's Novel / Christopher Baker -- William Golding's Lord of the flies : a glimmer of hope in this dystopia? / Joan-Mari Barendse -- "Fun and games" and the sacred in William Golding's Lord of the flies / Gérard Klaus -- "Pig's head on a stick" : Lord of the flies as political and religious drama / Eric Wilson.