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Italian places in Japanese manga: a study on topophilia in graphic narratives.

Authors :
Ursini, Francesco-Alessio
Samo, Giuseppe
Source :
Journal of Literary Semantics. Apr2024, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p39-65. 27p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to offer an analysis on how Italian places act as key narrative units in Japanese manga. Building on a quantitative and qualitative corpus study, the paper investigates how culturally salient locations are embedded in these narratives. It is first shown that authors develop salient locations ("places") as distinct entities playing key roles within narrative structures. It is then shown that these representations of places follow principles of cultural relevance, popularity, historical and geographical faithfulness. This is the case because authors creating manga set in Italy share knowledge and appreciation of Italian places and their cultural import with readers. These results are framed in a theory of geo-criticism and in a possible worlds analysis of places in fiction, hereby extended to graphic narratives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03417638
Volume :
53
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Literary Semantics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
176504703
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1515/jls-2024-2003