Unspoken hints and memory as montage in graphic novels: The case of A travessia

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9826.literartes.2018.143035

Keywords:

Graphic novel, Unspoken hints, Montage, Sergei Eisenstein, Camila Torrano.

Abstract

Filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein develops concepts that go beyond the film field in his collection of texts “Laocöon”: the concepts of montage and unspoken hints. Eisenstein's theory potentiates the reading of literary works in its broad sense, but it seems particularly significant when we deal with works with graphic support for its diegetic composition, such as comic books and, especially, graphic novels. This article makes use of this theory to propose a reading of graphic novels, dealing more specifically with the work "A Travessia", by Camila Torrano.

Author Biography

  • Luana Barossi, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
    Doutora em Estudos Comparados de Literaturas de Língua portuguesa pela Universidade de São Paulo.

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Published

2018-11-07

How to Cite

BAROSSI, Luana. Unspoken hints and memory as montage in graphic novels: The case of A travessia. Literartes, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 1, n. 8, 2018. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9826.literartes.2018.143035. Disponível em: https://journals.usp.br/literartes/article/view/143035.. Acesso em: 20 may. 2024.