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Intertext Ser.: Language of Comics by Mario Saraceni (2003, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10041521422X
ISBN-139780415214223
eBay Product ID (ePID)19038259731
Product Key Features
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Number of Pages128 Pages
Publication NameLanguage of Comics
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectGeneral, Comics & Graphic Novels, Linguistics / General
TypeStudy Guide
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorMario Saraceni
SeriesIntertext Ser.
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight33.3 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN2002-037048
Reviews'Its innovative approach and accessibility are some of its great assets. More importantly, the beauty of comics is never lost in the book's serious examination of comics. I am confident that the book will be an informative and pleasurable read to many readers across a number of disciplines.' - Discourse & Society, 'Its innovative approach and accessibility are some of its great assets. More importantly, the beauty of comics is never lost in the book's serious examination of comics. I am confident that the book will be an informative and pleasurable read to many readers across a number of disciplines.' Discourse & Society
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal741.5/09
Table Of ContentUnit one: What are comics? Historical overview; How comic are comics? The components of comics; The panel; The gutter; The balloon; The caption; Unit two: Words and pictures; The blend between words and pictures; Semiotics and the idea of the sign; Looking at words; The visual aspect of words in comics; Reading pictures; Pictures in comics; The collaboration between words and pictures; Unit three: Between the panels; Cartoons, comics and language; Cohesion; Repetition; Coherence; Semantic field; Inference: bridging the gaps; Summary 56 Unit four: The voices of comics; Fictional voices: can you hear them? Who's speaking? Thought presentation: reading the characters' minds; Voices in comics; Thought balloons; Unit five: The eyes of comics; What does 'point of view' mean? Deictics; Unit six: Comics and computers; Comics in computers? Cartoons on your desktop? Words and comics; Artists with mice.
SynopsisThe Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition, 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of 'satellite' titles. These provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics, and can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts . The Language of Comics : highly illustrated with large number of real comic strips provides a history of comics from the end of the nineteenth century to the present explores the 'semiotics of comics', from the interaction between the verbal and the visual and how texts interrelate to the way speech and thought are reported in narrative and point of view makes the case for comics as multi-modal texts and considers future developments in the genre is user friendly and accessible, and provides a full glossary., The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition, 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of 'satellite' titles. These provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics, and can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts. The Language of Comics: highly illustrated with large number of real comic strips provides a history of comics from the end of the nineteenth century to the present explores the 'semiotics of comics', from the interaction between the verbal and the visual and how texts interrelate to the way speech and thought are reported in narrative and point of view makes the case for comics as multi-modal texts and considers future developments in the genre is user friendly and accessible, and provides a full glossary., The Language of Comics provides a history of comics from the end of the nineteenth century to the present and explores the 'semiotics of comics'.
LC Classification NumberPN6714.S27 2003
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