When Toys Come Alive: Narratives of Animation, Metamorphosis, and Development
Book Description
In this extraordinary book, Lois Rostow Kuznets studies the role of toy characters in works ranging from older classics like Pinocchio, Winnie the Pooh, and The Velveteen Rabbit, through modern texts like The Mouse and His Child and the popular comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, to the latest science fiction featuring robots and cyborgs. He examines how toys can often take on a secret, sensual, even c... More
Book Information
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Binding | Hardcover |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 272 |
ISBN-10 | 0300056451 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0300056457 |
Publication Date | 06/22/1994 |
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