Toy stories : the toy as hero in literature, comics and film /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Jones, Tanya (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishing, [2017]
Subjects:	Children's literature > History and criticism. Toys in literature. Children's films > History and criticism.

Table of Contents:

Bears, Bogeymen and Bedtime Heroes: Something Like an Introduction / Tanya Jones
The Stuff of Legend: The Graphic Novel's Re-Imagination of Children's Literature / Rebecca Gorman O'Neill
"The Steadfast Tin Soldier" as Romantic Hero and Tragic Lover / Kirsten Møllegaard
The Problem of Possession: Objects and Maturation in The Indian in the Cupboard / Rachel L. Carazo
They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore: Dolls vs. Modernity / Craig Ian Mann
"You are not a live thing. You're a dummy": The Rights and Hierarchy of the Hero-Creations of Oz / Dina Schiff Massachi
Falterity: The Toy as Otherwise Than Hero / Nathan TeBokkel
"You made the journey, the Long Journey!" Performances of Race, Nation and Toyhood in Paddle-to-the-Sea / Thaddeus Andracki
"Even if you can't see something, it doesn't mean it isn't there": Toys as Heroic Agents of Creativity and Cultural Criticism in Small Soldiers / Michael Brodski
The Lonely Doll Series: Fantasy and Fear / Mary Bronstein
"Real isn't how you are made": Heroism and the Power of a Child's Love / Kristine Larsen
Goodbye, Get Lost, Come Back! Parting Ways with Special Toys / Valerie H. Pennanen.