| The Language of Comics Contributor(s): Saraceni, Mario (Author) |
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ISBN: 041521422X ISBN-13: 9780415214223 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: 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: *includes a large number of real comics, from individual frames to full 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 multimodal texts and considers future developments in the genre *is user-friendly and accessible, and provides a full glossary. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Social Science | Media Studies - Humor |
| Dewey: 741.509 |
| LCCN: 2002037048 |
| Series: Intertext |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.87" W x 9.67" (0.55 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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.
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