Sandman studies. Campbell and The Sandman : reminding us of the sacred / Stephen Rauch ; Dreams and fairy tales : the theme of rationality in A midsummer night's dream and The Sandman / Julie Myers Saxton ; The king forsakes his throne : Campbellian hero icons in Neil Gaiman's Sandman / Peter S. Rawlik, Jr. ; Blue and pink : gender in Neil Gaiman's work / Mary Borsellino ; Gods and other monsters : a Sandman exit interview and philosophical omnibus / Robert K. Elder -- The rest of Gaiman. Neil Gaiman in words and pictures / Ben P. Indick ; Pay attention : there may or may not be a man behind the curtain, an analysis of Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's Violent cases / JaNell Golden ; An autopsy of storytelling : metafiction and Neil Gaiman / Chris Dowd ; Tapdancing on the shoulders of giants : Neil Gaiman's Stardust and its antecedents / Darrell Schweitzer ; The old switcheroo : a study of Neil Gaiman's use of character reversal / Jason Erik Lundberg ; Backstage / William Alexander ; No need to choose : a magnificent anarchy of belief / Bethany Alexander ; The thin line between / Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen ; On the death of mad King Sweeny : Irish lore and iterature in American gods / William Alexander ; Catharsis and the American god : Neil Gaiman / Baba Singh ; The frame and the flashback : analyzing Neil Gaiman's story "Murder mysteries" / Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen ; Coraline : a quest for identity / Mike Ashley ; Another interview with Neil Gaiman / Darrell Schweitzer ; Neil Gaiman : an incomplete bibliography / Davey Snyder.
Summary:
"Neil Gaiman's talent is so vast that any exploration of his work can only be described as a beginning. Here is one such beginning, an examination of the creative genius being The Sandman, American Gods, Coraline and so much more. His prose fiction has achieved enormous acclaim and popularity. Now leading scholars provide insights into the Sandman universe, its mythological underpinnings, Gaiman's technique and his relationship to other masters of the fantastic imagination. Two extensive interviews with Gaiman are included, along with a thorough bibliography of his work to date."--Page [4] of cover.
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