The Rise of the Graphic Novel: Computational Criticism and the Evolution of Literary Value

ISBN-13: 9781009182935 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Alexander Dunst

Opis

Bringing digital methods to the study of comics, this book traces the emergence of the graphic novel at the intersection of popular and literary culture. Based on a collection of 250 titles, it shows how the genre builds on the style of popular comics while adapting selected features of the novel.

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Introduction: Computational Criticism and the Transformation of Comics; 2. How We Read Comics Now: Graphic Narrative Beyond Close Reading; 3. Time, Color, and Cultural Capital in Graphic Narrative; 4. Novel Values: The Density of the Comic Book as Graphic Novel; 5. The Social Imagination of Graphic Narrative; 6. Conclusion: The Contact Zones of Contemporary Literature.