Litcomix

Literary Theory and the Graphic Novel

Adam Geczy, Jonathan McBurnie (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

270 Seiten

2023
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-1-9788-2866-7 (ISBN)

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Critical studies of the graphic novel have often employed methodologies taken from film theory and art criticism. Yet, as graphic novels from Maus to Watchmen have entered the literary canon, perhaps the time has come to develop theories for interpreting and evaluating graphic novels that are drawn from classic models of literary theory and criticism.

Using the methodology of Georg Lukács and his detailed defense of literary realism as a socially embedded practice, Litcomix tackles difficult questions about reading graphic novels as literature. What critical standards should we use to measure the quality of a graphic novel? How does the genre contribute to our understanding of ourselves and the world? What qualities distinguish it from other forms of literature?

LitComix hones its theoretical approach through case studies taken from across the diverse world of comics, from Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s groundbreaking manga to the Hernandez Brothers’ influential alt-comix. Whether looking at graphic novel adaptations of Proust or considering how Jack Kirby’s use of intertextuality makes him the Balzac of comics, this study offers fresh perspectives on how we might appreciate graphic novels as literature.

ADAM GECZY is an artist and writer who teaches at the University of Sydney. His art has been exhibited across Australia, Asia, and Europe and is in numerous public and private collections. As a writer he has published over 20 books including The Artificial Body in Fashion and Art. JONATHAN MCBURNIE is an artist and writer based in Queensland, where he serves as director of the Rockhamptom Museum of Art. His articles have appeared in such journals as Eyeline, Catalogue, and Sneaky, and he is author of the graphic novel Floodland.

Introduction

Part I Theories

1 Literary Theory: The Relevant and the Real

2 Recuperating Realism: Lukács

3 Classic Novels, Classic Comics

4 Was Wertham Right? Comics as Antisocial and Subversive

5 The Balzac of Comics: Jack Kirby, World Building, and the Kirbyesque

6 Figurative Pseudonyms: Biography and Confession

Part II Case Studies

7 Josh Bayer

8 Nina Bunjevac

9 Simon Hanselmann

10 The Hernandez Brothers

11 Tommi Parrish

12 Yos hihiro Tatsumi

Conclusion: Our New Urizens

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	03.04.2023
Zusatzinfo	34 bw illustrations, 16 color images
Verlagsort	New Brunswick NJ
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	458 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-9788-2866-7 / 1978828667
ISBN-13	978-1-9788-2866-7 / 9781978828667
Zustand	Neuware