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Wide Awake in Slumberland: Fantasy, Mass Culture, and Modernism in the Art of Winsor McCay (Great Comics Artists)
Katherine Roeder
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Hardcover. Cartoonist Winsor McCay (1869-1934) is rightfully celebrated for the skilful draftsman ship and inventive design sense he displayed in the comic strips Little Nemo in Slumberland and Dream of the Rarebit Fiend. This book explores McCay's interest in dream imagery in relation to the larger preoccupation with fantasy. Series: Great Comics Artists Series. Num Pages: 221 pages, 881 black & white and color photographs. BIC Classification: ACXD; AGB; AKLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1678.
Cartoonist Winsor McCay (1869-1934) is rightfully celebrated for the skillful draftmanship and inventive design sense he displayed in the comic strips Little Nemo in Slumberland and Dream of the Rarebit Fiend. McCay crafted narratives of anticipation, abundance, and unfulfilled longing. This book explores McCay's interest in dream imagery in relation to the larger preoccupation with fantasy that dominated the popular culture of early twentieth-century urban America. McCay's role as a pioneer of early comics has been documented; yet, no existing study approaches him and his work from an art historical perspective, giving close readings of individual artworks while situating his ... Read more
Cartoonist Winsor McCay (1869-1934) is rightfully celebrated for the skillful draftmanship and inventive design sense he displayed in the comic strips Little Nemo in Slumberland and Dream of the Rarebit Fiend. McCay crafted narratives of anticipation, abundance, and unfulfilled longing. This book explores McCay's interest in dream imagery in relation to the larger preoccupation with fantasy that dominated the popular culture of early twentieth-century urban America. McCay's role as a pioneer of early comics has been documented; yet, no existing study approaches him and his work from an art historical perspective, giving close readings of individual artworks while situating his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
Series
Great Comics Artists Series
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781617039607
SKU
V9781617039607
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About Katherine Roeder
Katherine Roeder teaches courses at George Mason University. She is a contributor to The Comics of Chris Ware: Drawing Is a Way of Thinking (University Press of Mississippi) and A New Literary History of America. She is also a contributor to the Comics Journal and American Art.
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