In this episode of The Global Novel podcast, Dr. David Kunzle (UCLA) will uncover the unknown history of how a once frowned-upon visual story-telling genre, called "picture-stories," legendarily made its way into the hands of one of the greatest literary figures of world literature Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and since then, won the hearts of the entire world. By tracing comic strips’ unique lineage in Rodolphe Töpffer, father of comic strips, Dr. Kunzle will shed light on Töpffer’s visual story-telling rhetoric as well as its endless potential as a medium.Recommended Readings:David Kunzle, ed & trans. Rodolphe Töpffer The Complete Comic StripDavid Kunzle, Father of the Comic Strip: Rodolphe Töpffer.David Kunzle, Rebirth of the English Comic Strip, A Kleidoscope, 1847-1870.Rodolphe Töpffer, "Essay on Physiognomy" (1845) in Enter: The Comics. ed & trans. by E. Wiese. This podcast is sponsored by Riverside, a professional conference platform for podcasting.Subscribe at http://theglobalnovel.com/subscribeComment and interact with our hostsBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showOfficial website Tiktok Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin

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