Publication

2010 - Berghahn Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

86,500 words, Guess

Page Count

346 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC741.5/6944
  • LCCPN6745 .G76 2010

Alternate Titles

  • Bande dessinée in context

Description

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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