Reading Graphic Novels : : Genre and Narration / / Achim Hescher.
Distinguishing the graphic novel from other types of comic books has presented problems due to the fuzziness of category boundaries. Against the backdrop of prototype theory, the author establishes the graphic novel as a genre whose core feature is complexity, which again is defined by seven gradabl...
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Hescher, Achim, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Reading Graphic Novels : Genre and Narration / Achim Hescher. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource (VIII, 219 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Narratologia : Contributions to Narrative Theory , 1612-8427 ; 50 Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Beginnings, Periods, Movements, and Developments -- 3. Graphic Novels and the Problem of Categorization -- 4. Verbal and Pictorial Narration in Graphic Novels -- 5. Taking Stock: The Graphic Novel as a Narrating Genre -- 6. Works Cited -- 7. Index of Primary Works restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Distinguishing the graphic novel from other types of comic books has presented problems due to the fuzziness of category boundaries. Against the backdrop of prototype theory, the author establishes the graphic novel as a genre whose core feature is complexity, which again is defined by seven gradable subcategories: 1) multilayered plot and narration, 2) multireferential use of color, 3) complex text-image relation, 4) meaning-enhancing panel design and layout, 5) structural performativity, 6) references to texts/media, and 7) self-referential and metafictional devices. Regarding the subcategory of narration, the existence of a narrator as known from classical narratology can no longer be assumed. In addition, conventional focalization cannot account for two crucial parameters of the comics image: what is shown (point of view, including mise en scène) and what is seen (character perception). On the basis of François Jost’s concepts of ocularization and focalization, this book presents an analytical framework for graphic novels beyond conventional narratology and finally discusses aspects of subjectivity, a focal paradigm in the latest research. It is intended for advanced students of literature, scholars, and comics experts. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023) LITERARY CRITICISM / Comics & Graphic Novels. bisacsh Prototypes. focalization. narrator. subjectivity. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2016 Part 1 9783110762501 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2016 9783110701005 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2016 9783110485103 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural and Area Studies 2016 9783110485264 ZDB-23-DKU EPUB 9783110445398 print 9783110445237 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110445947 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110445947 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110445947/original |
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