Puppet: an essay on uncanny life

Auteur :
Gross, Kenneth
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226005508
Date de publication :
3 oct. 2012
Dimensions :
2,2 x 1,4 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
284 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The puppet creates delight and fear. It may evoke the innocent play of childhood, or become a tool of ritual magic, able to negotiate with ghosts and gods. In this book, the author contemplates the fascination of these unsettling objects - objects that are also actors and images of life.