Comics haben sich lauml;ngst zu einer ernstzunehmenden Gattung gemausert: Graphic Novels werden wie groszlig;e Romane in den Feuilletons der Tageszeitungen rezensiert; Klassiker erscheinen in eigenen Reihen und als hochwertige Liebhaberausgaben; Manga sind aus den Buchhandlungen gar nicht mehr wegzudenken. Doch was genau sind Comics? Klaus Schikowski fuuml;hrt in die speziellen Formen des Comics ein - vom Strip der fruuml;hen Tageszeitungen uuml;ber die Superhelden-Comics bis zu den Underground Comix; von eigenen Ausformungen wie dem frankobelgischen Comic; den Manga bis hin zu digitalen und Web-Comics. Zahlreiche Abbildungen geben Einblicke in den Stil und die spezielle Technik groszlig;er Comic-Schouml;pfer; die durch das faszinierende Zusammenspiel von Bild und Text das Erzauml;hlen mit Bildern zu einer ganz eigenstauml;ndigen Kunstform erhoben haben.
#3742223 in eBooks 2014-01-29 2014-01-29File Name: B00I9WXVMK
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very engagingBy Jane BennettThe title is a bit dry (perhaps) but the book very definitely isnt. Andrea Palladio is the architect who gave his name to a Palladium; the Palladian style; and has been copied all over the world: the White House is modelled on the style he developed.Their children largely grown up; an American oouple were looking to buy a holiday home in the USA. Instead they happened across an advertisement for Villa Cornaro; a Palladian house in the Veneto; not far from Venice in northern Italy. Saw it; fell in love with it and bought it. The book describes the course of their discoveries about the history and setting of the house; and the Cornaros; the once famous and powerful family who once owned it as well as half a dozen of the palazzos along the Grand Canal in Venice. The authors write very well and make it far more interesting than Id thought. I was just doing a bit of pre-travel research and thought bits of this book might be of interest - the whole book is fascinating: a romance; a story; a mystery and all beautifully unfolded and unfurled so that it is an engrossing read. Would that all history and back ground reading were so engaging and well writeen.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A lot to learn; a joy to read !By Abraham BensoussanInformative; amusing; thoughtful; analytic; on occasion sentimental - strikes a perfect balance; a great pleasure to read - unforgettable . . .Story in brief: Upon stumbling by chance over a classified advertisement Sally goes nuts over the idea of buying an Italian historic monument on sale; a real Palladian villa she can scarcely afford. The grand place is on sale and Sally gets really obsessed over it - she manages to drag her beloved; nonchalant; husband Carl into this too. A noble obsession indeed; Sally eventually overcomes all obstacles and succeeds in making her dream come true: she manages to buy the thing; and the rest is history. No; this is no fiction. Sally and Carl Gable are real persons. American; too - (sigh . . . .).The book provides a lively and very personal account of the Gables adventure of taking hold of the renowned Villa Cornaro; built by Andrea Palladio in 1552 for the wealthy Venetian patrician Giorgio Cornaro; the restoration jobs they had to undertake; their process of adapting to life within a rural Italian community; making friends; Veneto adventures and misadventures; history; local customs; culinary delights - and what have you. Along the way the reader gets a lot of information on the villa itself; its immediate surroundings and its history; as well as an overall historic and local background.I ordered Sallys book almost as an afterthought; bundled to my order of Palladios "The Four Books on Architecture" (translated by Robert Tavernor) and Tavernors own "Palladio and Palladianism" (two absolute "musts" on the subject of Palladian architecture; along with Vitruvius "The Ten Books on Architecture"). That proved to be a lucky day. Sally Carl Gables book details original Palladian architecture as seen from the perspective of the actual inhabitants of the architects creation; and its surrounding community and history - a rare human-centric first-hand account; perfectly complementing scholarly publications on the subject. Informative; interesting and lively; never a boring moment; a lot to learn; a joy to read.When you are sad that a book is over; you know it has been a great book . . . .Highly recommended (if that has not been apparent from the above).8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. For those who love Italy and Palladian architecture.By PostmoderndesignSitting on a slow train thirty years ago I passed a unpainted house in the Palladian style with carved bulls skulls alternating with targets. I remember it vividly today. I wondered what it would be like to own and live in a Palladian house. It seemed a shame such a majestic house was not better kept. The style has instant appeal and that is why its popularity has been so persistent.As an Atlantan I wondered about an Atlanta couple; the Gables; who bought one of Palladios masterpieces. Other reviewers have chaffed that they lack the money for such an endeavor. I would say that what the Gables took on was a commitment beyond me and they have the intelligence; drive and understanding to maintain; share and preserve the house.Francis Mayes; another Georgian; is a better writer. But Sally Gable is very readable and I admired her adventures. I really liked reading this book because it immerses the reader in the setting; town life; cultural affairs; local politics; trials and tribulations of keeping up a monumental house and the pleasures of visitors; acquaintances and family. This is a book about selecting the right dream; following the dream and enhancing the experience. Anyone who will travel to Italy to visit Venice or Palladian homes will gain a travel guide from this book.
