The 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 White |
Autore | Marling Karal Ann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1984, 1985 printing |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (153 p.) |
Disciplina |
745.0973
745/.0973 |
Soggetto topico |
Folk art - United States - Psychological aspects
Symbolism in art - United States Folklore - United States - Themes, motives Popular culture - United States - Psychological aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8166-9206-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Fantasy
NICK CARRAWAY, PAUL BUNYAN, AND BABE, THE BLUE OX: Why Gatsby is ""Great""Notes; Minnesota Colossi; Other Colossi; Photo Album |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451719603321 |
Marling Karal Ann
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1984, 1985 printing | ||
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The colossus of roads : myth and symbol along the American highway / / Karal Ann Marling ; with an album of Minnesota photographs by Liz Harrison and additional photography by Bruce White |
Autore | Marling Karal Ann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1984, 1985 printing |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (153 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
745.0973
745/.0973 |
Soggetto topico |
Folk art - United States - Psychological aspects
Symbolism in art - United States Folklore - United States - Themes, motives Popular culture - United States - Psychological aspects |
ISBN | 0-8166-9206-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Fantasy
NICK CARRAWAY, PAUL BUNYAN, AND BABE, THE BLUE OX: Why Gatsby is ""Great""Notes; Minnesota Colossi; Other Colossi; Photo Album |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784399403321 |
Marling Karal Ann
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1984, 1985 printing | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The colossus of roads : myth and symbol along the American highway / / Karal Ann Marling ; with an album of Minnesota photographs by Liz Harrison and additional photography by Bruce White |
Autore | Marling Karal Ann |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1984, 1985 printing |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (153 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
745.0973
745/.0973 |
Soggetto topico |
Folk art - United States - Psychological aspects
Symbolism in art - United States Folklore - United States - Themes, motives Popular culture - United States - Psychological aspects |
ISBN | 0-8166-9206-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Fantasy
NICK CARRAWAY, PAUL BUNYAN, AND BABE, THE BLUE OX: Why Gatsby is ""Great""Notes; Minnesota Colossi; Other Colossi; Photo Album |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814202003321 |
Marling Karal Ann
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1984, 1985 printing | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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