The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons
- ISBN-10
- 0877540888
- ISBN-13
- 9780877540885
- Series
- The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons
- Category
- Caricatures and cartoons
- Pages
- 676
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publications
- Author
- Richard Marschall
Description
" ... Prepared by 22 authors and editors from a dozen different countries ... a comprehensive and unique reference source on the world of cartoons. It is the indispensable companion volume to Maurice Horn's "The world encyclopedia of comics" ... Covered here, both broadly and in depth, is the whole field of cartooning arts -- animation, syndicated panels, humor, editorial, sports, caricature. All aspects of cartooning are examined and evaluated -- historic, aesthetic, social, cultural and commercial ... There are more than 1200 alphabetical and cross-referenced entries on cartoons and cartoonists with special emphasis on styles, themes, cultural contributions and influences on other artists. On the cartoons themselves, in their various forms, the entries include brief histories, summaries of theme and plot, evaluations of the work and its particular historical perspective as well as its adaptation to other media ..."--Inside front cover.
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