The Routledge Companion to Comics

Frank Bramlett (Curatore)

Roy Cook (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020

This cutting-edge handbook brings together an international roster of scholars to examine many facets of comics and graphic novels. Contributor essays provide authoritative, up-to-date overviewsof the major topics and questions within comic studies, offering readers a truly global approach to understanding the field. Essays examine: the history of the temporal, geographical, and formal development of comics, including topics like art comics, manga, comix, and the comics code; issues such as authorship, ethics, adaptation, and translating comics; connections between comics and other artistic media (drawing, caricature, film) as well as the linkages between comics and other academic fields like linguistics and philosophy; new perspectives on comics genres, from funny animal comics to war comics to romance comics and beyond. The Routledge Companion to Comics expertly organizes representative work from a range of disciplines, including media and cultural studies, literature, philosophy, and linguistics. More than an introduction to the study of comics, this book will serve as a crucial reference for anyone interested in pursuing research in the area, guiding students, scholars, and comics fans alike.

• Curatore: Frank Bramlett, Roy Cook
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 472 p.
• Dimensioni: 246 x 174 mm
• Peso: 453 gr.
• EAN: 9780367581534

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