The philosophy of comics : what they are, how they work, and why they matter /
"This book advances the field of comics studies by attending to some of its most notable problems. It begins with what comics are: a treatment of the history of comics, the contrast between comics and cartoons, the tenuous place of comics in the art world, and what it is to be a comic in the fi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book advances the field of comics studies by attending to some of its most notable problems. It begins with what comics are: a treatment of the history of comics, the contrast between comics and cartoons, the tenuous place of comics in the art world, and what it is to be a comic in the first place. It turns next to how comics work: what the fundamental media that compose comics are, how they push comics towards specific kinds of representation and expression; how comics are related to film, non-graphic literature, and theatre; and what those relations tell us about the possibility of adapting comics into other media. Finally, it takes up why comics matter: what the value of particular comics is and what makes some comics better than others; why comics have been the objects of longstanding cultural condemnation and censorship; and lastly, whether the treatment that comics have received is merited"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 200 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190845469 0190845465 0190845457 9780197689691 0197689698 9780190845452 |