Uncanny Creatures: Doll Thinking in Modern German Culture

by Christophe Koné

Book Overview

Germany held a monopoly on the manufacture and export of bisque toy dolls in Europe before WWI. Yet, dolls' omnipresence in the material, visual, and literary culture of the modern German-speaking world has so far not been properly addressed. In demonstrating this cultural affinity for dolls, Christophe Kon draws upon a range of stories and seminal essays on dolls, as well as toys, sculptures, paintings, and photographs. He examines how E.T.A. Hoffmann's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472039733
• ISBN13: 9780472039739
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"