Title: The Sandman papers : an exploration of the sandman mythology /
Authors: Sanders, Joseph L.
Publisher: Fantagraphics ; Turnaround [distributor],
Year: 2006
Subjects: Sandman (Comic strip)
Abstract: Presents an exploration of the Sandman mythology. This book provides a study of the Sandman phenomenon, collecting essays of criticism, exploration and appreciation written by scholars from multiple disciplines. It addresses aspects of Sandman in order of publication, with individual essays discussing particular episodes or story arcs.
Contents: The origin of the Sandman / B. Keith Murphy -- Of stories and storytellers in Gaiman and Vess's A Midsummer Night's Dream / Joe Sanders -- A game of you : yes, you / David Bratman -- The king is dead, long live the king : orientalism, the Sandman, and humanity / Renata Sancken -- Illusory adversaries? Images of female power in Sandman : the kindly ones / K.A. Laity -- Prospero framed in Neil Gaiman's the Wake / Joan Gordon -- Aether/ore : the dreamworld descends to earth / Alan Levitan -- Of parents and children and dreams in Mr. Punch and the Sandman / Joe Sanders -- Imaginary places and fantastic narratives : reading Borges through the Sandman / Leonora Soledad Sousa e Paula -- Reinventing the spiel : old stories, new approaches / Stacie Hanes and Joe Sanders -- Omnia mutantur : the use of Asian dress in the appearance of dream from the Sandman / Lyra McMullen -- Lesbian language, queer imaginings, and in Death : the time of your life / Joe Sutliff Sanders.