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This book contains graphic language : comics as literature / Rocco Versaci.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Versaci, Rocco.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Literary form.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Comics as literature
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, [2007]
- Summary:
- This Book Contains Graphic Language examines different literary forms and genres in relation to their comic book counterparts.
- Contents:
- Why comics? An introduction with several digressions
- Creating a "special reality": comic books vs. memoir
- ReMaustering the past: comic books vs. holocaust memoir and photography
- The "New Juornalism" revisited: comic books vs. reportage
- Guerilla warfare and sneak attacks: comic books vs. war films
- Illustrating the classics: comic books vs. "real" literature.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-231) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826428776
- 0826428770
- 9780826428783
- 0826428789
- OCLC:
- 156831041
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