Stephen E. Tabachnick Teaching the Graphic Novel (Paperback) – GOOD

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Graphic novels are now appearing in a great variety of courses: composition, literature, drama, popular culture, travel, art, translation. The thirty-four essays in this volume explore issues that the new art form has posed for teachers at the university level. Among the subjects addressed are•terminology (graphic narrative vs. sequential art, comics vs. comix)•the three outstanding comics-producing cultures today: the American, the Japanese (manga), and the Franco-Belgian (the bande dessinée)•the differences between the techniques of graphic narrative and prose narrative,and between the reading patterns for each•the connections between the graphic novel and film•the lives of the new genre's practitioners (e.g., Robert Crumb, Harvey Pekar)•women's contributions to the field (e.g., Lynda Barry)•how the graphic novel has been used to probe difficult moments in history (the Holocaust, 9/11), deal with social and racial injustice, and voice political satire•postmodernism in the graphic novel (e.g., in the work of Chris Ware)•how the American superhero developed in the Depression and World War II•comix and the 1960s counterculture•the challenges of teaching graphic novels that contain violence and sexual contentThe volume concludes with a selected bibliography of the graphic novel and sequential art.

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Barbara Johnson A Life with Mary Shelley (Paperback)

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Shelley was thus the subject for Johnson's beginning in feminist criticism and also for her end. It is surprising to recall that when Johnson wrote her essay, only two of Shelley's novels were in print, critics and scholars having mostly dismissed her writing as inferior and her career as a side effect of her famous husband's.

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Barbara Johnson A Life with Mary Shelley (Hardback)

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Shelley was thus the subject for Johnson's beginning in feminist criticism and also for her end. It is surprising to recall that when Johnson wrote her essay, only two of Shelley's novels were in print, critics and scholars having mostly dismissed her writing as inferior and her career as a side effect of her famous husband's.

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Wang An-Kuo’s Jade Rewards and Millet Dream by Jonathan Pease-As New Hardcover

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Jonathan Pease's "Wang An-Kuo's Jade Rewards and Millet Dream" is a literary criticism textbook published by the American Oriental Society in 1994. This hardcover book delves into the Asian/Chinese literature subject area, specifically focusing on the works of Wang An-Kuo. With 110 pages, this book provides insight into the author's unique storytelling and philosophical themes, making it a valuable addition to any student or scholar's collection.

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Character: Three Inquiries in Literary Studies

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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Character: Three Inquiries In Literary StudiesISBN13:9780226658667ISBN10:022665866XAuthor:Anderson, Amanda (Author), Felski, Rita (Author), Moi, Toril (Author)Description:Over The Last Few Decades, Character-Based Criticism Has Been Seen As Either Naive Or Obsolete But Now Questions Of Character Are Attracting Renewed Interest Making The Case For A Broad-Based Revision Of Our Understanding Of Character, Character Rethinks These Questions From The Ground Up Is It Really Necessary To Remind Literary Critics That Characters Are Made Up Of Words? Must We Forbid Identification With Characters? Does Character-Discussion Force Critics To Embrace Humanism And Outmoded Theories Of The Subject? Across Three Chapters, Leading Scholars Amanda Anderson, Rita Felski, And Toril Moi Reimagine And Renew Literary Studies By Engaging In A Conversation About Character Moi Returns To The Fundamental Theoretical Assumptions That Convinced Literary Scholars To Stop Doing Character-Criticism, And Shows That They Cannot Hold Felski Turns To The Question Of Identification And Draws Out Its Diverse Strands, As Well As Its Persistence In Academic Criticism Anderson Shows That Character-Criticism Illuminates Both The Moral Life Of Characters, And Our Understanding Of Literary Form In Offering New Perspectives On The Question Of Fictional Character, This Thought-Provoking Book Makes An Important Intervention In Literary Studies Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:UNIV OF CHICAGO PRPublication Date:2019-10-23Weight:0.5 lbsDimensions:0.4'' H x 8.4'' L x 5.5'' WNumber of Pages:160Language:English

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