
The many graveyard books: artistic collaborations and possible multiple readings in illustrated works
2018; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA CATARINA; Volume: 71; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5007/2175-8026.2018v71n2p57
ISSN2175-8026
AutoresRenata Lucena Dalmaso, Thayse Madella,
Tópico(s)Themes in Literature Analysis
ResumoThis article investigates how diverse layers of meanings can be seen in different iterations of the same work, as it is illustrated or adapted by different artists. Departing from a single source material, Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book (2008), we analyze two versions and one adaptation of the text: one novel illustrated by Dave Mckean (2008) and another by Chris Riddell (2009); and a graphic novel (2014), adapted by P. Craig Russell. We draw our analysis from authors in the fields of Children's Literature and Comics Studies to dicuss the construction of meanings between the interplay of written and visual texts. Such interactions have a range of variation taking into consideration both the format of the work (novel or graphic novel), the choice of a scene to be illustrated, and stylistic approaches.
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