Back to Black: Jules Feiffer’s Noir Trilogy: Critical Graphics
Autor Fabrice Leroyen Limba Engleză Hardback – 13 mai 2025 – vârsta ani
Back to Black provides the first full-length critical analysis of this trilogy, exploring how it pays homage to the iconography and themes of film noir through constant graphic experimentation and a striking reinvention of Feiffer’s distinctive style. Fabrice Leroy shows how Feiffer deftly alternates between dramatic and satirical tones as he plays with the conventions of noir to provide a caustic yet moving commentary on mid-twentieth-century American life. Through close readings of each novel in the trilogy, he examines Feiffer’s singular depiction of the central political issues in the United States from the Great Depression to the 1950s, which still resonate today: unionization struggles, cinematic propaganda, McCarthyism, the American Dream, immigration, antisemitism, civil rights, and gender discrimination. Placing the noir trilogy into the context of Feiffer’s long career, Back to Black demonstrates how he offers a loving pastiche of the genre without losing his unique voice or critical edge.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781978842922
ISBN-10: 1978842929
Pagini: 232
Ilustrații: 23 color images
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.06 kg
Editura: Rutgers University Press
Colecția Rutgers University Press
Seria Critical Graphics
ISBN-10: 1978842929
Pagini: 232
Ilustrații: 23 color images
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.06 kg
Editura: Rutgers University Press
Colecția Rutgers University Press
Seria Critical Graphics
Notă biografică
FABRICE LEROY is a professor of Francophone studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is the author of Sfar So Far: Identity, History, Fantasy, and Mimesis in Joann Sfar’s Graphic Novels and coeditor of the collections Intermediality in French-Language Comics and Graphic Novels and The Cambridge Companion to the American Graphic Novel.
Cuprins
Introduction: Back to Black
Chapter One: From Oedipus to Hollywood: Trauma and Simulacrum in Kill My Mother
Chapter Two: Cousin Joseph: A Noir Take on the American Dream
Chapter Three: Revenge, Repetition, and Reflexivity in The Ghost Script
Conclusion: Homage, Experimentation, and Irony in the Trilogy
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Introduction: Back to Black 1
1 Kill My Mother:
From Oedipal Trauma to Hollywood
Simulacrum 13
2 Cousin Joseph: A Noir Take on the American Dream 65
3 The Ghost Script: Revenge, Repetition, and Reflexivity 123
Conclusion: Homage, Experimentation, and Irony
in the Trilogy 175
Acknowledgments
181
Notes 183
References 197
Index 000
Chapter One: From Oedipus to Hollywood: Trauma and Simulacrum in Kill My Mother
Chapter Two: Cousin Joseph: A Noir Take on the American Dream
Chapter Three: Revenge, Repetition, and Reflexivity in The Ghost Script
Conclusion: Homage, Experimentation, and Irony in the Trilogy
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Introduction: Back to Black 1
1 Kill My Mother:
From Oedipal Trauma to Hollywood
Simulacrum 13
2 Cousin Joseph: A Noir Take on the American Dream 65
3 The Ghost Script: Revenge, Repetition, and Reflexivity 123
Conclusion: Homage, Experimentation, and Irony
in the Trilogy 175
Acknowledgments
181
Notes 183
References 197
Index 000
Recenzii
"It's a good book."
"Leroy deserves the highest praise, not only for astutely situating this three-volume loving homage to noir within the broader context of his extraordinarily prolific and diverse art careers but also for his detective work on these detective stories, with insightful analysis of the ways in which Feiffer's loving homage to noir astutely uses American history from the Great Depression through the McCarthy era to incisively satirize and subvert our present culture. Also noteworthy is Leroy's appreciation of Feiffer's visuals: his creative reconfigurations of hard-boiled cinema devices into his subtle, sophisticated layouts and unique graceful, limber linework."
"Leroy has written a book that is vital in finally giving Jules Feiffer the place he deserves in American comics. His in-depth readings disclose the larger historical, social, and political context of an exceptional trilogy, shedding new light on questions of masculinity in recent Jewish American culture."
"A fresh interpretation of how Feiffer deftly manipulates the affordances of the graphic novel to dazzling effect. Leroy analyzes the complexities of Feiffer's rhetorical page layouts, appreciating the distinctive qualities of his fluid drawing style and demonstrating the subtlety and relevance of his masterworks. Leroy's vast knowledge of the cultural context and engaging style make Back to Black an indispensable addition to the scholarly conversation on Feiffer's work.”
"In this meticulously detailed study, Leroy brings the scholarly detective's critical eye to Jules Feiffer's late-career crime fiction masterpiece. An important examination of the stylistic importance of one of our greatest cartoonists, Back to Black discovers what is all too human in the dark heart of the American comics tradition."
"Leroy deserves the highest praise, not only for astutely situating this three-volume loving homage to noir within the broader context of his extraordinarily prolific and diverse art careers but also for his detective work on these detective stories, with insightful analysis of the ways in which Feiffer's loving homage to noir astutely uses American history from the Great Depression through the McCarthy era to incisively satirize and subvert our present culture. Also noteworthy is Leroy's appreciation of Feiffer's visuals: his creative reconfigurations of hard-boiled cinema devices into his subtle, sophisticated layouts and unique graceful, limber linework."
"Leroy has written a book that is vital in finally giving Jules Feiffer the place he deserves in American comics. His in-depth readings disclose the larger historical, social, and political context of an exceptional trilogy, shedding new light on questions of masculinity in recent Jewish American culture."
"A fresh interpretation of how Feiffer deftly manipulates the affordances of the graphic novel to dazzling effect. Leroy analyzes the complexities of Feiffer's rhetorical page layouts, appreciating the distinctive qualities of his fluid drawing style and demonstrating the subtlety and relevance of his masterworks. Leroy's vast knowledge of the cultural context and engaging style make Back to Black an indispensable addition to the scholarly conversation on Feiffer's work.”
"In this meticulously detailed study, Leroy brings the scholarly detective's critical eye to Jules Feiffer's late-career crime fiction masterpiece. An important examination of the stylistic importance of one of our greatest cartoonists, Back to Black discovers what is all too human in the dark heart of the American comics tradition."
Descriere
Back to Black provides the first full-length critical analysis of Jules Feiffer’s late-career graphic novels Kill My Mother (2014), Cousin Joseph (2016), and The Ghost Script (2018), examining how they pay playful homage to the cinematic techniques and iconography of film noir while addressing serious themes like McCarthyism, antisemitism, and gender discrimination.