Lynda Barry : girlhood through the looking glass / Susan E. Kirtley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirtley, Susan E., 1972-

Contributor:

Barry, Lynda, 1956-

Series:

Great comics artists series.

Great comics artists series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Girls in art.

Girls in literature.

Barry, Lynda, 1956---Criticism and interpretation.

Barry, Lynda.

Barry, Lynda, 1956---Themes, motives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson, [Miss.] : University Press of Mississippi, c2012.

Summary:

Best known for her long-running comic strip 'Ernie Pook's Comeek', illustrated fiction, and graphic novels, the art of Lynda Barry has branched out to incorporate plays, paintings, radio commentary, and lectures, her oeuvre blurring the boundaries between fiction and memoir, comics and literary fiction, and fantasy and reality.'Lynda Barry' examines the artist's career and contributions to the field of comic art and beyond, concentrating specifically on Barry's recurring focus on figures of young girls, in a variety of mediums and genres.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Outcasts and Odd Ducks; 2. "True Stories": Lynda Barry's Early Years and Works; 3. Evolution of an Image: The Good Times Are Killing Me; 4. Through a Glass Darkly: Cruddy's Girl in the Fun-House Mirror; 5. Girlhood under the Microscope in Ernie Pook's Comeek; 6. Scrapbooking the Self: "Autobifictionalography" in One Hundred Demons; 7. Mirror, Mirror: Reflections on Girlhood and Growing Up; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61703-236-0

OCLC:

776163678