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Narrative Structure in Comics

Narrative Structure in Comics

Making Sense of Fragments

by Barbara Postema
Paperback
Publication Date: 18/06/2013

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In Narrative Structure in Comics: Making Sense of Fragments, Barbara Postema seeks to explain how comics communicate and create meaning, with an emphasis on two aspects of comics. She first examines the pictorial quality of comics, which receives more emphasis than verbal/textual elements. Her second focus is upon the storytelling and narrative qualities of comics, as well as the literary explorations they provide. The "narrative structure" refers to the potential of images, the story telling capacities of panels, and the sequence of panels, in addition to the more traditional narratological concepts. Overall, the author presents a credible rationale for the way in which comics structure their narratives. At every level of communication, comics rely on gaps or absences to create meaning and guide the reader to a meaningful experience. RIT Press is pleased to announce Narrative Structure in Comics: Making Sense of Fragments as the first book published in its Comics Monograph Series. Take a detailed look at the narrative qualities of beloved comics in ways that will educate and excite the reader.
ISBN:
9781933360959
9781933360959
Category:
Graphic Novels
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
18-06-2013
Language:
English
Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology, RIT Press
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
253x182x15mm
Weight:
0.43kg

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