Comics in French : the European bande dessinée in context /
Whereas in English-speaking countries comics are for children or adults 'who should know better', in France and Belgium the form is recognized as the 'Ninth Art' and follows in the path of poetry, architecture, painting and cinema. The bande dessinée [comic strip] has its own nat...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2010.
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| Series: | Polygons ;
v. 14. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | Whereas in English-speaking countries comics are for children or adults 'who should know better', in France and Belgium the form is recognized as the 'Ninth Art' and follows in the path of poetry, architecture, painting and cinema. The bande dessinée [comic strip] has its own national institutions, regularly obtains front-page coverage and has received the accolades of statesmen from De Gaulle onwards. On the way to providing a comprehensive introduction to the most francophone of cultural phenomena, this book considers national specificity as relevant to an anglophone reader, whilst exploring related issues such as tect/image expression, historical precedents and sociological implication. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 346 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-326) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845458102 1845458109 |