Heit, Jamey.
Imagination and meaning in Calvin and Hobbes [electronic resource] / Jamey Heit. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012. - vii, 212 p.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Watterson, Bill. Calvin and Hobbes.
Comic books, strips, etc.--United States.
Electronic books.
PN6728.C34 / H45 2012eb
741.5/973
Imagination and meaning in Calvin and Hobbes [electronic resource] / Jamey Heit. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012. - vii, 212 p.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Watterson, Bill. Calvin and Hobbes.
Comic books, strips, etc.--United States.
Electronic books.
PN6728.C34 / H45 2012eb
741.5/973