Imagination and meaning in Calvin and Hobbes [electronic resource] / Jamey Heit.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.Description: vii, 212 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 741.5/973 23
LOC classification:
  • PN6728.C34 H45 2012eb
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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.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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.

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