Drawn from the Classics

Essays on Graphic Adaptations of Literary Works
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-7864-7879-8
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 292 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 478 g

The graphic novel is the most exciting literary and artistic form to emerge during the past thirty years. One of the most inspired uses of this new form has been the creation of high-quality adaptations of literary classics. Unlike the previous abridged and simplified comic book adaptations which were aimed at younger readers, most new graphic novel adaptations are created for adults, and can capture the subtlety and complexity of any literary work, no matter how sophisticated.

The expert contributors to this book--the first and the only volume to be exclusively devoted to graphic novel adaptations of literary works--demonstrate how the graphic novel brings a new way of seeing and understanding the classics, including the writings of Homer, Poe, Flaubert, Conrad and Kafka, among many others. High school and college students and teachers will find these essays exciting, informative, and useful.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tabachnick, Stephen E.

Saltzman, Esther Bendit

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen E. Tabachnick is a professor of English literature at the University of Memphis, USA and has taught classes on the graphic novel for twenty years. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Esther Bendit Saltzman completed her Master’s thesis on graphic novel adaptations, and has presented papers on adaptations of Macbeth and A Christmas Carol at conferences in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom, respectively. Her current research centers on graphic novel adaptations of literary classics in relation to their adapted texts and corresponding book illustrations. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.