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The philosophy of comics : what they are, how they work, and why they matter

Pratt, Henry John, author, Shaffert, Kurt F., illustrator

Overview

\"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\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Subject: Comic books, strips, etc. Philosophy. / Comic books, strips, etc. History and criticism.
• ISBN: 9780190845438, 9780190845445

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