Imagination and meaning in Calvin and Hobbes
By: Jamey Heit
Publisher: McFarland & Co.; McFarland
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780786463541
Subjects: Comic books, strips
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: One final sledride: the imagination's endless freedom; title: When dinosaurs fly: creative spaces in Calvin and Hobbes; title: Stuck on the sidewalk: understanding the human condition; title: Irony: the real world's uncomfortable lesson; title: When roses smell like flowers: the individual's relative value; title: True value: the friendship of Calvin and Hobbes; title: Is god a chicken? exploring life's big questions.