Animated Parables: A Pedagogy of Seven Deadly Sins and a Few Virtues

by Terry Lindvall

Generally neglected for their rhetorical power, animated cartoons provide a treasure chest of provocative and comic gems that teach about the seven deadly sins. After a brief history of parables and fables, icons and visual communication, this book explores each of the seven deadly sins as represented in short animated films from Disney, Pixar, the Warner Brothers, and international animators. Terry Lindvall argues that attending to the tropes of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 197871503X
• ISBN13: 9781978715035
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Fortress Academic
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"