- criticism, interpretation, Teddy bears in literature, Philosophy
In this witty and entertaining excursion through previously uncharted areas of the world of Pooh, John Tyerman Williams sets out to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the whole of Western philosophy--from the cosmologists of ancient Greece to existentialism in this century--may be found in Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Warm, cool, character-led and spare.
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the book
- Author
- John Tyerman Williams
- First published
- 1995
- Pages
- 200
- Publisher
- Penguin Highbridge (Aud), Egmont Books Ltd, Methuen
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780749320706
Where to read
Libraries first: a card gets you most books for nothing. Each opens that service’s page for this title.
On Open Library, 3 have read it and 47 want to.
John Tyerman Williams was a Doctor of Philosophy and lectured on theatre, English literature and English history. His career began at the age of fourteen, playing Emil in the film Emil and the Detectives. After working as a professional actor, he taught for many years and returned to Oxford in his sixties, where he received his doctorate. John Tyerman Williams died in 2016. -https://amheath.com/authors/john-tyerman-williams/
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Both warm, cool, nostalgic.
The Diary of a Nobody 192169% alikeBoth warm, cool, comic.
Nightmare Abbey 181868% alikeBoth cool, contemplative, comic.
Both warm, cool, nostalgic.
The dud avocado 195868% alikeBoth cool, warm, character-led.
The Awful German Language 200967% alikeBoth warm, cool, comic.
Both warm, cool, character-led.
Diary of a provincial lady 193066% alikeBoth warm, comic, character-led.
Beat the Devil 195370% alikeFilm · Both cool, warm, comic.
Love & Friendship 201665% alikeFilm · Both warm, cool, contemplative.