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- <p>Folklore -- United States.</p> <p>United States - Social life and customs.</p> (1)
- <p>Gaiman, Neil. The Sandman.</p> <p>Play within a play.</p> <p>Shakespeare, William, 1565-1616 - Comic books, strips, etc.</p> (1)
- <p>Glassworkers - West Virginia.</p> (1)
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Full-Text Articles in American Material Culture
American Mythology: How Storytelling Shapes Modern Cultural Perceptions, Kristin Maynard
American Mythology: How Storytelling Shapes Modern Cultural Perceptions, Kristin Maynard
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
This thesis will examine the American storytelling tradition, paying particular attention to American folktales and legends that arose as the nation expanded westward, such as the stories of Paul Bunyan, John Henry, Billy the Kid, etc. This text will utilize a lens of European narrative tradition (especially those which lent themselves to the written records of oral fairy tales and folktales) and trace the cultural significance and social purpose of these formative American stories. I will discuss the reasons why we so readily recognize the echoes of outside narrative traditions in American storytelling and the ethical implications of these narratives …
I Am Prosper, I Am Ariel, I Am Caliban: A Metatheatrical Approach To Neil Gaiman’S The Sandman, Leah E. Haydu
I Am Prosper, I Am Ariel, I Am Caliban: A Metatheatrical Approach To Neil Gaiman’S The Sandman, Leah E. Haydu
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
In this paper, I use a primarily close-reading approach to examine the metatheatrical elements of William Shakespeare’s representation in Neil Gaiman’s comic book series The Sandman. This involves examinations of individual panels throughout three different issues of the series in order to uncover how Shakespeare is presented, as well as how he, in turn, affects the presentation of other characters, and how these both affect the view which the reader might form of not only Shakespeare, but of Gaiman himself. In doing so, I establish the existence of a new, related genre: metacomics. Similar to metatheatrics, this approach relates …
The Hand Window Glass Worker In West Virginia: A Study Of His Skill, Union Organization And Life Style, Robert L. Lookabill
The Hand Window Glass Worker In West Virginia: A Study Of His Skill, Union Organization And Life Style, Robert L. Lookabill
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
History of the glass industry in America; as well as specifically the facet of the glass industry in West Virginia.It will be the purpose of this study to delve into the several areas of hand window glass production in West Virginia.