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Watchmen as Literature: A Critical Study of the Graphic Novel

Name: Watchmen as Literature: A Critical Study of the Graphic Novel
Brand: McFarland & Company
SKU: 9780786444755
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Contributors:

Sara J. Van Ness

Publisher:

McFarland & Company

Release Date:

2010-01-25

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Literary Criticism, Performing Arts

Book Subcategory:

Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN 13:

9780786444755

Weight:

0.66 lbs

Audience:

Young Adult

Size:

Pages:

219

Description

Watchmen has been hailed as the quintessential graphic novel and has spawned a body of literary criticism since its 1986 initial appearance in installments. This work explores the graphic novel's reception in both popular and scholarly arenas and how the conceptual relationship between images and words affects the reading experience. Other topics include heroism as a stereotype, the hero's journey, the role of the narrator, and the way in which the graphic layout manipulates the reader's perception of time and space.

Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

About the Author
Sara J. Van Ness is a contributor to The Lost Art of Ah Pook is Here: Images from the Graphic Novel (Fantagraphics, 2012). She currently lives in New Jersey, where she teaches English and a course on graphic novels and visual literacy.

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