{"product_id":"the-comics-of-charles-schulz-the-good-grief-of-modern-life-paperback","title":"The Comics of Charles Schulz: The Good Grief of Modern Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJared Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIan Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions by Leonie Brialey, MJ Clarke, Roy T. Cook, Joseph J. Darowski, Ian Gordon, Gene Kannenberg Jr., Christopher P. Lehman, Anne C. McCarthy, Ben Owen, Lara Saguisag, Ben Saunders, Jeffrey O. Segrave, and Michael Tisserand \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Comics of Charles Schulz\u003c\/i\u003e collects new essays on the work of the creator of the immensely popular \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e comic strip. Despite Schulz's celebrity, few scholarly books on his work and career have been published. This collection serves as a foundation for future study not only of Charles Schulz (1922-2000) but, more broadly, of the understudied medium of newspaper comics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSchulz's \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e ran for a half century, during which time he drew the strip and its characters to express keen observations on postwar American life and culture. As \u003ci\u003ePeanuts'\u003c\/i\u003e popularity grew, Schulz had opportunities to shape the iconography, style, and philosophy of modern life in ways he never could have imagined when he began the strip in 1950. Edited by leading scholars Jared Gardner and Ian Gordon, this volume ranges over a spectrum of Schulz's accomplishments and influence, touching on everything from cartoon aesthetics to the marketing of global fast food. Philosophy, ethics, and cultural history all come into play. Indeed, the book even highlights Snoopy's global reach as American soft power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the broad interdisciplinary range of this volume makes clear, \u003ci\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/i\u003e offers countless possibilities for study and analysis. From many perspectives--including childhood studies, ethnic studies, health and exercise studies, as well as sociology--\u003ci\u003eThe Comics of Charles Schulz\u003c\/i\u003e offers the most comprehensive and diverse study of the most influential cartoonist during the second half of the twentieth century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJared Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at The Ohio State University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eMaster Plots: Race and the Founding of an American Literature, 1787-1845\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eProjections: Comics and the History of Twenty-First-Century Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eIan Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of history and convenor of American studies at the National University of Singapore. His publications include \u003ci\u003eSuperman: The Persistence of an American Icon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBen Katchor: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFilm and Comic Books\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter two published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42716869034047,"sku":"9781496818478","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4911a1ddf1df4e0037e4d1c5a9b01ae0.webp?v=1765076458","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-comics-of-charles-schulz-the-good-grief-of-modern-life-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}