The Cambridge companion to the graphic novel / edited by Stephen E. Tabachnick, University of Memphis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tabachnick, Stephen Ely, editor.

Series:

Cambridge companions to literature

[Cambridge companions to literature]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Graphic novels--History and criticism.

Graphic novels.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

regular print

Other Title:

Graphic novel

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Since the graphic novel rose to prominence half a century ago, it has become one of the fastest growing literary/artistic genres, generating interest from readers globally. The Cambridge Companion to the Graphic Novel examines the evolution of comic books into graphic novels and the distinct development of this art form both in America and around the world. This Companion also explores the diverse subgenres often associated with it, such as journalism, fiction, historical fiction, autobiography, biography, science fiction and fantasy. Leading scholars offer insights into graphic novel adaptations of prose works and the adaptation of graphic novels to films; analyses of outstanding graphic novels, like Maus and The Walking Man; an overview which distinguishes the international graphic novel from its American counterpart; and analyses of how the form works and what it teaches"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. How the graphic novel works / Randy Duncan and Matthew J. Smith

2. From comics to the graphic novel: William Hogarth to Will Eisner / Stephen E. Tabachnick

3. The development of the American graphic novel: from Will Eisner to the present / Stephen Weiner

4. International graphic novel / Dan Mazur and Alexander Danner

5. Historical fiction / Hugo Frey

6. Revisionist superheroes, fantasy, and science fiction / Darren Harris-Fain

7. The autobiographical and biographical graphic novel / Martha Kuhlman

8. Other non-fiction / Jan Baetens

9. Novel to graphic novel / Esther Bendit Saltzman

10. Graphic novel into film / M. Keith Booker

11. Some classics / Bart Beaty

12. Learning from the graphic novel / James Bucky Carter.

Notes:

Series statement from publisher's Web site.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107108790

1107108799

9781107519718

1107519713

OCLC:

993628289