Art in anime : the creative quest as theme and metaphor / Dani Cavallaro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cavallaro, Dani, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animated films--Japan--Themes, motives.

Animated films.

Art and motion pictures--Japan.

Art and motion pictures.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Anime, hand-drawn or computer-animated Japanese cartoons, appears in television series, films, video, video games, and commercials, and represents most genres of fiction. This critical study explores anime's relationship with art from a twofold perspective. Drawing from categories as varied as romance, comedy, slice of life drama, science fiction, bildungsroman, and school drama, it examines anime's representation of characters pursuing diverse artistic activities and related aesthetic visions, focusing closely on the concepts of creativity, talent, expressivity and experimentation. Additional

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1-Cultural Perspectives; 2-The Search for a Language; 3-Mythopoeia; 4-Performance and Visuality; Filmography; Appendix: Japanese Art Periods Timeline; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7864-8949-9