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Autobiographical comics : life writing in pictures / Elisabeth El Refaie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- El Refaie, Elisabeth, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.
- Autobiographical comic books, strips, etc.
- Narrative art--Themes, motives.
- Narrative art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (282 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson, Mississippi : University Press of Mississippi, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Over the last forty years the comic book has become an increasingly popular way of telling personal stories of considerable complexity and depth. This book offers an assessment of the key conventions, formal properties, and narrative patterns of this genre. It considers eighty-five works of North American and European provenance, works that cover a broad range of subject matters and employ many different artistic styles.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Life Writing from the Colorful Margins; 2. Picturing Embodied Selves; 3. Commemorating the Past, Anticipating the Future; 4. Performing Authenticity; 5. Drawing in the Reader; Conclusion; Notes; Autobiographical Comics; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-69545-6
- 1-62103-618-9
- OCLC:
- 777948608
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