Exploring literary techniques in art spiegelman's the complete maus : A survivor's tale 1980-1991.

Abstract

This dissertation explores, within its folds the issues surrounding the recognition of graphic novels as a literary genre. This research paper, therefore, brings in new understandings of graphic novels, displaying its importance as literary pieces. It is an attempt to uncover the literary merit of graphic novels through a literary analysis of The Complete Maus: A Survivor’s Tale 1980 -1991, a popular graphic novel that introduced the theme of the Holocaust in a very controversial way, shedding the light on the author’s background and how it was an important factor in creating this graphic novel. This investigation will reveal and depict the literary and artistry techniques used in Art Spiegelman’s representation of the Holocaust through text and comic strips.