Ninth Art. Bande Dessinée, Books And The Gentrification Of Mass Culture, 1964-1975
by Sylvain Lesage(Author)
Formats
Hardback/English
USD 46.20
Description
In France, comics are commonly referred to as the "ninth art". What does it mean to see comics as art? This book looks at the singular status of comics in the French cultural landscape. Bandes dessinées have long been published in French newspapers and magazines. In the early 1960s, a new standard format emerged: large hardback books, called albums. Albums played a key role in the emergence of the ninth art and its acceptance among other forms of literary narrative. From Barbarella in 1964 to La
