03155nam 2200649Ia 450 991045171960332120200520144314.00-8166-9206-8(CKB)1000000000346878(EBL)310801(OCoLC)476096286(SSID)ssj0000125124(PQKBManifestationID)11134898(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125124(PQKBWorkID)10026609(PQKB)11758225(MiAaPQ)EBC310801(OCoLC)191818181(MdBmJHUP)muse39019(Au-PeEL)EBL310801(CaPaEBR)ebr10159542(CaONFJC)MIL522443(EXLCZ)99100000000034687819840228d1984 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe colossus of roads[electronic resource] myth and symbol along the American highway /Karal Ann Marling ; with an album of Minnesota photographs by Liz Harrison and additional photography by Bruce WhiteMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc1984, 1985 printing1 online resource (153 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-3672-9 Includes ibliography: p. [103]-126.Contents; Preface; TALL TALES, TRADEMARKS, AND THE GREAT GATSBY: Midwestern Space Defined; THE HOAX, THE AD, AND THE FRONTIER: Mythological Giants Arise to Fill the Vastness of the American West; ANXIETY, NOSTALGIA, AND WORLD'S FAIRS: Colossi Mark the Borders of a Modern America; FRONTIERS, HIGHWAYS, AND MINIATURE GOLF: The Tourist Becomes a Roadside Colossus; THE GREAT AMERICAN ROADSIDE: Tourist Sculpture in Minnesota; POSTCARDS, SOUVENIRS, AND COME-ONS: Wayside Giants Sell the American Dream; SCALE, PATRIOTISM, AND FUN: Crossing the Last Frontier of FantasyNICK CARRAWAY, PAUL BUNYAN, AND BABE, THE BLUE OX: Why Gatsby is ""Great""Notes; Minnesota Colossi; Other Colossi; Photo AlbumA rich and lively examination of this curious and pervasive tradition.Karal Ann Marling visits dozens of roadside attractions, viewing them analytically, intellectually, and enthusiastically, tracing each one through folklore and literature. Heavily illustrated, this book takes the reader on the road to examine these treasures and all that they represent.Folk artUnited StatesPsychological aspectsSymbolism in artUnited StatesFolkloreUnited StatesThemes, motivesPopular cultureUnited StatesPsychological aspectsElectronic books.Folk artPsychological aspects.Symbolism in artFolkloreThemes, motives.Popular culturePsychological aspects.745.0973745/.0973Marling Karal Ann961061MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451719603321The colossus of roads2178942UNINA