On the Significance of the Graphic Novel to Contemporary Literary Studies: A Review of The Cambridge Companion to the Graphic Novel

Stephen Tabachnick’s edited collection The Cambridge Companion to the Graphic Novel (2017) is reviewed in light of the graphic novel’s relevance for contemporary literary studies. This review gives a special focus to the terminological debate surrounding the term ‘graphic novel’ and what that debate...

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Main Author: Jacob Murel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2018-09-01
Series:The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship
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Online Access:https://www.comicsgrid.com/article/id/3575/
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Summary:Stephen Tabachnick’s edited collection The Cambridge Companion to the Graphic Novel (2017) is reviewed in light of the graphic novel’s relevance for contemporary literary studies. This review gives a special focus to the terminological debate surrounding the term ‘graphic novel’ and what that debate can mean for the field of literary studies as a whole.
ISSN:2048-0792