Graphic Narratives and the Mythological Imagination in India

Synopsis

This book explores graphic narratives and comics in India and demonstrates how these forms serve as sites on which myths are enacted and recast. It uses the case studies of a comics version of the Mahabharata War, a folk artist’s rendition of a comic book story, and a commercial project to re-imagine two of India’s most famous epics – the Ramayana and the Mahabharata – as science fiction and superhero tales. It discusses comic books and self-published graphic novels; bardic performance aided with painted scrolls and commercial superhero comics; myths, folklore, and science fiction; and different pictorial styles and genres of graphic narration and storytelling. It also examines the actual process of the creation of comics besides discussions with artists on the tools and location of the comics medium as well as the method and impact of translation and crossover genres in such narratives. With its clear, lucid style and rich illustrations, the book will be useful to scholars and researchers of sociology, anthropology, visual culture and media, and South Asian studies, as well as those working on art history, religion, popular culture, graphic novels, art and design, folk culture, literature, and performing arts.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

114 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000736977

Related ISBNs:

9780429295928, 9780367272869, 9780367272876

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/18/23

Copyrighted By:

Roma Chatterji, The right of Roma Chatterji to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Computers and Internet, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Politics and Government

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