Comics in French - The European Bande Dessinee in Context (Paperback)

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 dessinee [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 text/image expression, historical precedents and sociological implication. To do so it presents and analyses priceless manuscripts, a Franco- American rodent, Nazi propaganda, a museum-piece urinal, intellectual gay porn and a prehistoric warrior who's really Zinedine Zidane.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Polygons: Cultural Diversities and Intersections
Release date:	2013
First published:	December 2012
Authors:	Laurence Grove
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-0-85745-902-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art > Comic book & cartoon art Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Promotions
LSN:	0-85745-902-3
Barcode:	9780857459022

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