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The remarkable story of the stylistic, cultural, and technical innovations that drove the surge of comics, caricature, and other print media in 19th-century Europe Taking its title from the 1844 visionary graphic novel by J.J. Grandville, this groundbreaking book explores the invention of print medi...
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Yale University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New Haven, Connecticut : |
| Publication Dates: | [2017] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The remarkable story of the stylistic, cultural, and technical innovations that drove the surge of comics, caricature, and other print media in 19th-century Europe Taking its title from the 1844 visionary graphic novel by J.J. Grandville, this groundbreaking book explores the invention of print media-including comics, caricature, the illustrated press, illustrated books, and popular prints-tracing their development as well as the aesthetic, political, technological, and cultural issues that shaped them. The explosion of imagery from the late 18th century to the beginning of the 20th exceeded |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-287) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780300219067 0300219067 |
| Index Number: | NE485 |
| CLC: | J237-09 |
| Call Number: | J237-09/M224 |
| Contents: | Drawing's stepchild : lithography and caricature -- Spreading the news : the illustrated press -- The invention of comics : stories in pictures -- Paths forgotten, calls unheard : pictures in stories -- The curious history of popular imagery in France -- Conclusion : a complete panorama. |