Theodor Geisel - A Portrait of the Man Who Became Dr. Seuss

Zusatztext A distinguished addition to the "Lives and Legacies" series...Pease's sensitivity to the quality of linguistic play and the substance of the author's communitarian message demonstrates why Seuss's art has earned its continued admiration and universal respect. Informationen zum Autor Donald Pease is Professor of English, Comparative Literature, and African-American Literature at Dartmouth, the Avalon Foundation Chair of the Humanities, the Founding Director of the Futures of American Studies Institute at Dartmouth, and the Chair of the Dartmouth Liberal Studies Program. Klappentext Pease captures this life in full as he offers fresh insights into the sources of Geisel's creativity, from his surreal images to his anti-authoritarian stance and slapstick humor. Zusammenfassung Pease captures this life in full as he offers fresh insights into the sources of Geisel's creativity, from his surreal images to his anti-authoritarian stance and slapstick humor. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter One: Dr. Seuss and Ted Geisel's Never-Never Land Chapter Two: Becoming Dr. Seuss Chapter Three: Dr. Seuss Returns Chapter Four: Dr. Seuss and Helen Geisel's Empire Chapter 5: The Legacy Acknowlegments Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Donald E Pease, Donald E. Pease
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2016
• EAN: 9780190614522
• ISBN: 978-0-19-061452-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Lives and Legacies Series; Lives & Legacies (Oxford); Lives and Legacies Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies