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Imagination and meaning in Calvin and Hobbes / Jamey Heit.
Van Pelt Library PN6728.C34 H45 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heit, Jamey.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Watterson, Bill. Calvin and Hobbes.
- Watterson, Bill.
- Comic books, strips, etc--United States.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 212 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2012]
- Summary:
- "This critical analysis of Calvin and Hobbes explores Calvin's world as an intertextual space, revealing a deep reservoir of meanings. Close readings of individual strips highlight the profundity of Calvin's world with respect to a number of life's big questions, including what an individual values, friendship, God, death, and other struggles in life"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- One final sledride: the imagination's endless freedom
- When dinosaurs fly: creative spaces in Calvin and Hobbes
- Stuck on the sidewalk: understanding the human condition
- Irony: the real world's uncomfortable lesson
- When roses smell like flowers: the individual's relative value
- True value: the friendship of Calvin and Hobbes
- Is god a chicken? exploring life's big questions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786463541
- 0786463546
- OCLC:
- 761369305
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