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Author Grove, Laurence, author.

Title Comics in French : the European bande dessinée in context / Laurence Grove
Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2010
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 346 pages) : illustrations
Series Polygons : cultural diversities and intersections ; volume 14
Polygons ; v. 14.
Contents Introduction : French strippers viewed from afar -- Definitions and component parts : how a BD works -- Formal specificity : novel novel or nouvelle nouvelle vague? -- Pre-history : from Bayeux's tapestry to Töpffer's teachings -- The nineteenth century : photos, funnies and films -- The twentieth century : the rise, fall and rise of the BD -- Contemporary BD : innovators, best-sellers and prize-winners -- Pop art or business park? : Barthes-ering for the market -- Consecration of the ninth art : meaningful ecos or circus clones -- Cultural studies and beyond : cases in point and further reading -- Conclusion : Dick Turpin rides again
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-326) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Comic books, strips, etc. -- France -- History and criticism
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Belgium -- History and criticism
HUMOR -- Form -- Comic Strips & Cartoons.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Belgium
France
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Comics.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781845458102
1845458109
Other Titles Bande dessinée in context