{"product_id":"comics-in-french-the-european-bande-dessinee-in-context-9781845455880","title":"Comics in French: The European Bande Dessinée in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tWhereas in English-speaking countries comics are for children or adults ‘who should know better’, in France and Belgium the form is recognized as the ‘Ninth Art’ and follows in the path of poetry, architecture, painting and cinema. The bande dessinée [comic strip] has its own national institutions, regularly obtains front-page coverage and has received the accolades of statesmen from De Gaulle onwards. On the way to providing a comprehensive introduction to the most francophone of cultural phenomena, this book considers national specificity as relevant to an anglophone reader, whilst exploring related issues such as text\/image expression, historical precedents and sociological implication. To do so it presents and analyses priceless manuscripts, a Franco- American rodent, Nazi propaganda, a museum-piece urinal, intellectual gay porn and a prehistoric warrior who's really Zinedine Zidane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The [volume] is impressive and the reading rewarding: not only does the author situate most of the major works of the \u003c\/em\u003ebande dessinée\u003cem\u003e during the twentieth century, he mentions as well the main scholarly books devoted to the study of this genre...The sources are very well documented…There is nothing missing in this book, or maybe just the bandes dessinées themselves, which are too numerous to be included even in a dozen volumes.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModern \u0026amp; Contemporary France\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003ecomics, and French comics in particular, are becoming a hot topic in the academic world.…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhile giving a context to the visual, [the author]  succeeds in keeping close to the comic books and even the specific pictures with which he deals. Hence, the book is full of concrete examples of an incredible variety of styles and themes of \u003c\/em\u003eBande dessinée\u003cem\u003e, beautifully and smartly contextualized. Indeed, the analyses Grove provides throughout the book make it a very good tool for the study of French culture\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH-France Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003ea well-documented and well-written work that will not only be a valuable resource for research but should also be a \u003c\/em\u003elivre de chevet\u003cem\u003e for anyone teaching a class linked to BD [bandes desin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eées]…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt should be noted that Grove does not merely recapitulate or synthesize the critical work published in French and English on BD. He also stakes out original and sometimes challenging positions.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrench Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eComics in French \u003cem\u003eis written in a friendly, engaging style. Grove patiently explains and justifies his largely chronological, historical approach at each step of the way, discussing its pros and cons. The book covers a vast number of text\/image… [and] is a valuable and very readable new contribution to \u003c\/em\u003ebande dessiné\u003cem\u003e studies. It deserves a place on the bookshelves of teachers, students and aficionados alike\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJournal of Graphic Novels \u0026amp; Comics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tFigures\u003cbr\u003e \tForeword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Definitions and Component Parts\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Formal Specificity\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Pre-History\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e The Nineteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e The Twentieth Century\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Contemporary BD\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Pop Art or Business Park?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Consecration of the Ninth Art\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Cultural Studies and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042981249367,"sku":"9781845455880","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845455880.jpg?v=1750956504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/comics-in-french-the-european-bande-dessinee-in-context-9781845455880","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}