Graphic subjects : critical essays on autobiography and graphic novels

Some of the most noteworthy graphic novels and comic books of recent years have been entirely autobiographical. In Graphic Subjects , Michael A. Chaney brings together a lively mix of scholars to examine the use of autobiography within graphic novels, including such critically acclaimed examples as...

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Main Author: Chaney, Michael A.
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wis University of Wisconsin Press 2011
Edition:1
Series:Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography
Subjects:
Authorship
Autobiography
Autobiography > Authorship
Autobiography in literature
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
Graphic novels
Nonfiction
ISBN:9780299251048, 0299251047
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Summary:Some of the most noteworthy graphic novels and comic books of recent years have been entirely autobiographical. In Graphic Subjects , Michael A. Chaney brings together a lively mix of scholars to examine the use of autobiography within graphic novels, including such critically acclaimed examples as Art Spiegelman’s Maus , David Beauchard’s Epileptic , Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis , Alan Moore’s Watchmen , and Gene Yang’s American Born Chinese .             These essays, accompanied by visual examples, illuminate the new horizons that illustrated autobiographical narrative creates. The volume insightfully highlights the ways that graphic novelists and literary cartoonists have incorporated history, experience, and life stories into their work. The result is a challenging and innovative collection that reveals the combined power of autobiography and the graphic novel.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780299251048
0299251047