Graphic Narratives and the Mythological Imagination in India (Hardcover)

This book explores graphic narratives and comics in India and demonstrates how these forms serve as sites on which myths are enacted and recast. It uses the case studies of a comics version of the Mahabharata War, a folk artist's rendition of a comic book story, and a commercial project to re-imagine two of India's most famous epics - the Ramayana and the Mahabharata - as science fiction and superhero tales. It discusses comic books and self-published graphic novels; bardic performance aided with painted scrolls and commercial superhero comics; myths, folklore, and science fiction; and different pictorial styles and genres of graphic narration and storytelling. It also examines the actual process of the creation of comics besides discussions with artists on the tools and location of the comics medium as well as the method and impact of translation and crossover genres in such narratives. With its clear, lucid style and rich illustrations, the book will be useful to scholars and researchers of sociology, anthropology, visual culture and media, and South Asian studies, as well as those working on art history, religion, popular culture, graphic novels, art and design, folk culture, literature, and performing arts.

General

Imprint:	Routledge India
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Roma Chatterji
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	114
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-27286-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	0-367-27286-5
Barcode:	9780367272869

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