A Concise Dictionary Of Comics

Author : Nancy Pedri
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-08
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781496838087

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A Concise Dictionary of Comics by Nancy Pedri Pdf

Written in straightforward, jargon-free language, A Concise Dictionary of Comics guides students, researchers, readers, and educators of all ages and at all levels of comics expertise. It provides them with a dictionary that doubles as a compendium of comics scholarship. A Concise Dictionary of Comics provides clear and informative definitions for each term. It includes twenty-five witty illustrations and pairs most defined terms with references to books, articles, book chapters, and other relevant critical sources. All references are dated and listed in an extensive, up-to-date bibliography of comics scholarship. Each term is also categorized according to type in an index of thematic groupings. This organization serves as a pedagogical aid for teachers and students learning about a specific facet of comics studies and as a research tool for scholars who are unfamiliar with a particular term but know what category it falls into. These features make A Concise Dictionary of Comics especially useful for critics, students, teachers, and researchers, and a vital reference to anyone else who wants to learn more about comics.

Author : Nancy Pedri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1496838041

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A Concise Dictionary of Comics by Nancy Pedri Pdf

A superb compendium of definitions for over one thousand terms related to comics studies, collecting, and publishing

Author : Nancy Pedri
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-08
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781496838063

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A Concise Dictionary of Comics by Nancy Pedri Pdf

Written in straightforward, jargon-free language, A Concise Dictionary of Comics guides students, researchers, readers, and educators of all ages and at all levels of comics expertise. It provides them with a dictionary that doubles as a compendium of comics scholarship. A Concise Dictionary of Comics provides clear and informative definitions for each term. It includes twenty-five witty illustrations and pairs most defined terms with references to books, articles, book chapters, and other relevant critical sources. All references are dated and listed in an extensive, up-to-date bibliography of comics scholarship. Each term is also categorized according to type in an index of thematic groupings. This organization serves as a pedagogical aid for teachers and students learning about a specific facet of comics studies and as a research tool for scholars who are unfamiliar with a particular term but know what category it falls into. These features make A Concise Dictionary of Comics especially useful for critics, students, teachers, and researchers, and a vital reference to anyone else who wants to learn more about comics.

Author : Veronica Moretti
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781837534647

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Understanding Comics-Based Research by Veronica Moretti Pdf

Understanding Comics-Based Research focuses on the contribution that comics can bring to community-based participatory research.

Author : Erin La Cour,Simon Grennan,Rik Spanjers
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030749743

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Key Terms in Comics Studies by Erin La Cour,Simon Grennan,Rik Spanjers Pdf

Key Terms in Comics Studies is a glossary of over 300 terms and critical concepts currently used in the Anglophone academic study of comics, including those from other languages that are currently adopted and used in English. Written by nearly 100 international and contemporary experts from the field, the entries are succinctly defined, exemplified, and referenced. The entries are 250 words or fewer, placed in alphabetical order, and explicitly cross-referenced to others in the book. Key Terms in Comics Studies is an invaluable tool for both students and established researchers alike.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004468337

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Reproducing Images and Texts / La reproduction des images et des textes by Anonim Pdf

This volume explores how reproduction and reproducibility impact artistic and literary creation while also examining the ways in which reproducibility impacts our practices and disciplines. Ce volume explore l’impact de la reproduction et de la reproductibilité sur la création artistique et littéraire, mais aussi l’impact de la reproductibilité sur nos pratiques et sur nos disciplines.

Author : Anthony Lejeune
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781135974893

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Concise Dictionary of Foreign Quotations by Anthony Lejeune Pdf

Here is the answer for anyone who comes across a foreign-language quotation in a newspaper article or a book and isn't quite sure what it means. Here are famous sayings, in five European languages--Latin, French, German, Italian, and Spanish--accompanied by their translations into English and cross-indexed for easy reference. Just what did Mussolini say about making the trains run on time? Did Marie-Antoinette really tell the poor to eat cake? Concise Dictionary of Foreign Quotations includes more than 3,000 entries, chosen by five editors, each one widely read in the language concerned. The majority of entries were included because they are familiar, those an English reader would be most likely to encounter. Literary quotations, political quotations, poetic thoughts, pungent comments, polished epigrams, shrewd perceptions--by everyone from Cicero to Sartre, from Michelangelo to Picasso.

Author : Gaurab Sengupta and Rajashree Boruah
Publisher : Shashwat Publication
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789360871338

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Critical Posthumanities by Gaurab Sengupta and Rajashree Boruah Pdf

Critical Posthumanities, as a field, challenges us to deconstruct traditional paradigms, to question the very foundations upon which our understanding of humanity is built. The chapters within this book serve as beacons, illuminating the complex intersections of technology, society, ethics and identity. Section I of the Book ‘Beyond Boundaries: Navigating Critical Posthumanism’ is dedicated to the understanding of the theory of ‘Posthumanism’ and aims to provide a theoretical exploration of various discourses in relation to Posthumanism. Section II of the Book ‘Reimagining Humanity: Posthuman Narratives in Literature’ particularly, embarks on a journey into the realm of classic fiction, speculative fiction, dystopian narratives and visionary prose that grapple with the implications of posthumanism and posthuman future. Section III of the Book ‘Visions Unveiled: Posthumanism in Visual Narratives’ is an exploration of the symbiotic relationship between posthumanism and visual narratives that offers the readers to traverse into the world of films, anime and graphic novels. The final Section of the Book ‘Horizons of Tomorrow: Charting Posthuman Futures’ explores the myriad ways in which posthumanism shapes and informs the future, beckoning one to gaze into the abyss of the unknown and imagine the possibilities that await.

Author : Alison Gibbons,Elizabeth King
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781496238153

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Reading the Contemporary Author by Alison Gibbons,Elizabeth King Pdf

Readers, literary critics, and theorists alike have long demonstrated an abiding fascination with the author, both as a real person—an artist and creator—and as a theoretical concept that shapes the way we read literary works. Whether anonymous, pseudonymous, or trending on social media, authors continue to be an object of critical and readerly interest. Yet theories surrounding authorship have yet to be satisfactorily updated to register the changes wrought on the literary sphere by the advent of the digital age, the recent turn to autofiction, and the current literary climate more generally. In Reading the Contemporary Author the contributors look back on the long history of theorizing the author and offer innovative new approaches for understanding this elusive figure. Mapping the contours of the vast territory that is contemporary authorship, this collection investigates authorship in the context of narrative genres ranging from memoir and autobiographically informed texts to biofiction and novels featuring novelist narrators and characters. Bringing together the perspectives of leading scholars in narratology, cultural theory, literary criticism, stylistics, comparative literature, and autobiography studies, Reading the Contemporary Author demonstrates that a variety of interdisciplinary viewpoints and critical stances are necessary to capture the multifaceted nature of contemporary authorship.

Author : John Henry Parker
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486142913

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A Concise Dictionary of Architectural Terms by John Henry Parker Pdf

John Henry Parker's remarkably timeless dictionary of architecture, first published in 1846, became such a success that he continued to revise it for several years. A profusely illustrated manual that is valuable as a reference or as a portable guide on visits to historical buildings, this authoritative glossary of nearly 500 words used in Greek, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture remains highly instructive and informative. Accurate engravings complement many of the author's incisive descriptions — from a buttress in Glastonbury Abbey to zig-zag mouldings in a Norman doorway. Extended entries cover arches, windows, tombs, and other architectural elements; while shorter notes define less commonly used terms such as cavetto, dado, and embrasure. An indispensable reference for architects and students of architecture, the text includes a topographical index to the illustrations, identifying the many British cathedrals, castles, and parish churches used as examples.

Author : Neil Murphy,W. Michelle Wang,Cheryl Julia Lee
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781003807308

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The Routledge Companion to Literature and Art by Neil Murphy,W. Michelle Wang,Cheryl Julia Lee Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Literature and Art explores the links between literature and visual art from classical ekphrasis through to contemporary experimental forms. The collection’s engagement with diverse literary and cultural artifacts offers a comprehensive survey of the vibrant interrelationships that currently inform literary studies and the arts. Featuring four sections, the first part provides an overview of theoretical approaches to art and literature from philosophy and aesthetics through to cognitive neuroscience. Part two examines one of the most important intersections between text and image: the workings of ekphrasis across poetry, fiction, drama, comics, life and travel writing, and architectural treatises. Parts three and four consider intermedial crossings from antiquity to the present. The contributors examine the rich intermedial experiments that range from manuscript studies to infographics in graphic narratives, illuminating the vibrant ways in which texts have intersected with illustration, music, dance, architecture, painting, photography, media installations, and television. Throughout this dynamic collection of 37 chapters, the contributors evolve existing critical debates in innovative new directions. The volume will be a critical resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as well as specialist scholars working in literary studies, philosophy of art, text and image studies, and visual culture. The Introduction and Chapters 10, 14 and 37 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.

Author : Blair Davis
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781978828230

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Christianity and Comics by Blair Davis Pdf

The Bible has inspired Western art and literature for centuries, so it is no surprise that Christian iconography, characters, and stories have also appeared in many comic books. Yet the sheer stylistic range of these comics is stunning. They include books from Christian publishers, as well as underground comix with religious themes and a vast array of DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse titles, from Hellboy to Preacher. Christianity and Comics presents an 80-year history of the various ways that the comics industry has drawn from biblical source material. It explores how some publishers specifically targeted Christian audiences with titles like Catholic Comics, books featuring heroic versions of Oral Roberts and Billy Graham, and special religious-themed editions of Archie. But it also considers how popular mainstream comics like Daredevil, The Sandman, Ghost Rider, and Batman are infused with Christian themes and imagery. Comics scholar Blair Davis pays special attention to how the medium’s unique use of panels, word balloons, captions, and serialized storytelling have provided vehicles for telling familiar biblical tales in new ways. Spanning the Golden Age of comics to the present day, this book charts how comics have both reflected and influenced Americans’ changing attitudes towards religion.

Author : Houghton Mifflin Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0395691877

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The American Heritage Concise Dictionary by Houghton Mifflin Company Pdf

More than 2,500 new entries have been added to keep pace with the technical, social, and linguistic changes of modern society. The Concise Third Edition features numerous usage guides and over 400 photographs and drawings to supplement the text.

Author : Clarence Lewis Barnhart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : English language
ISBN : NYPL:33433044657975

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Thorndike-Barnhart Concise Dictionary by Clarence Lewis Barnhart Pdf

Author : Jean-Paul Gabilliet
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781628469998

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Of Comics and Men by Jean-Paul Gabilliet Pdf

Originally published in France and long sought in English translation, Jean-Paul Gabilliet's Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books documents the rise and development of the American comic book industry from the 1930s to the present. The book intertwines aesthetic issues and critical biographies with the concerns of production, distribution, and audience reception, making it one of the few interdisciplinary studies of the art form. A thorough introduction by translators and comics scholars Bart Beaty and Nick Nguyen brings the book up to date with explorations of the latest innovations, particularly the graphic novel. The book is organized into three sections: a concise history of the evolution of the comic book form in America; an overview of the distribution and consumption of American comic books, detailing specific controversies such as the creation of the Comics Code in the mid-1950s; and the problematic legitimization of the form that has occurred recently within the academy and in popular discourse. Viewing comic books from a variety of theoretical lenses, Gabilliet shows how seemingly disparate issues—creation, production, and reception—are in fact connected in ways that are not necessarily true of other art forms. Analyzing examples from a variety of genres, this book provides a thorough landmark overview of American comic books that sheds new light on this versatile art form.