The Animated Bestiary: Animals, Cartoons, and Culture

by Paul Wells

Cartoonists and animators have given animals human characteristics for so long that audiences are now accustomed to seeing Bugs Bunny singing opera and Mickey Mouse walking his dog Pluto.

The Animated Bestiary critically evaluates the depiction of animals in cartoons and animation more generally. Paul Wells argues that artists use animals to engage with issues that would be more difficult to address directly because of political, religious, or...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813544157
• ISBN13: 9780813544151
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.7"