Watchmen as Literature

A Critical Study of the Graphic Novel

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Watchmen has been hailed as the quintessential graphic novel and has spawned a body of literary criticism since its 1986 initial appearance in installments. This work explores the graphic novel's reception in both popular and scholarly arenas and how the conceptual relationship between images and words affects the reading experience. Other topics include heroism as a stereotype, the hero's journey, the role of the narrator, and the way in which the graphic layout manipulates the reader's perception of time and space.Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-02-08
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:299 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:219
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786444755

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Sara J. Van Ness is a contributor to The Lost Art of Ah Pook is Here: Images from the Graphic Novel (Fantagraphics, 2012). She currently lives in New Jersey, where she teaches English and a course on graphic novels and visual literacy.

Recensioner i media

“meticulous...recommended”—Midwest Book Review; “valuable”—Science Fiction Studies; “a valuable tool as a comprehensive overview of Watchmen and the graphic novel genre”—Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface 1. Invading the Ivory Tower 2. I^^@ge$ & Wo(r)d$ 3. A Language All Its Own 4. The Watchmen 5. Parallel Histories 6. Hooded Honor 7. Not So Black and White 8. Faceless Heroes 9. Measuring Up: Zack Snyder’s Watchmen Closing Remarks Chapter Notes Works Cited Selected Annotated Bibliography of Watchmen Scholarship and Related Resources Index