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Chargement... Lynd Ward: Six Novels in Woodcuts (Library of America, Nos. 210 & 211) (original 2010; édition 2010)par Lynd Ward, Art Spiegelman (Directeur de publication)
Information sur l'oeuvreSix Novels in Woodcuts par Lynd Ward (2010)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This set is a beautifully bound collection of six graphic novels by Lynn Ward. All of them were written (or carved to me more precise -- they're wordless woodcuts) between 1929 and 1937. The artwork is stark, beautiful and verges on socialist realism -- except instead of the heroic workers and artists triumphing, they are typically depicted as being crushed by what Ward portrays as soulless capitalism, authoritarian police states, and simply fate. Although I didn't recognize any particular image, collectively they seemed like iconic representations of a certain age and worldview, to some degree dated and off-base, but also an interesting historical document and work of art. The first novel in the collection, God's Man, is also one of the best. It retells Faust in a relatively simple, easy to follow series of images that works well without words. The last novel, Vertigo, is another one of the best, a considerably more complex story divided into three parts and multiple sub-parts, it is nevertheless relatively straightforward to follow and covers a vast panorama of Depression-era America. Only one novel, Madman's Drum, is a failure because it is largely incomprehensible without words, although even this one has interesting images. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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En seulement six livres, Lynd Ward [1905-1985] s’est imposé comme l’un des précurseurs du roman graphique. Ses histoires, de l’artiste qui vend son âme, aux amants pris dans les tourments de leur temps, en passant par l’homme maudit de ses péchés ou l’ouvrier rebelle à la psyché précaire, ont su capturer un monde plein de contradictions dans des images d’une époustouflante modernité. Sur les pas de Frans Masereel et d’Otto Nückel, ces récits en gravures sur bois, ou romans sans paroles, dessinent les contours d’une œuvre riche et exaltée. Par cette anthologie, nous donnons à voir comment Lynd Ward, innovateur acharné, s’est créé un moyen d’expression rarement égalé en termes de puissance narrative, de construction de personnages, d’imaginaire et de techniques, où le lecteur écrit l’histoire autant qu’il la lit. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The first novel in the collection, God's Man, is also one of the best. It retells Faust in a relatively simple, easy to follow series of images that works well without words. The last novel, Vertigo, is another one of the best, a considerably more complex story divided into three parts and multiple sub-parts, it is nevertheless relatively straightforward to follow and covers a vast panorama of Depression-era America. Only one novel, Madman's Drum, is a failure because it is largely incomprehensible without words, although even this one has interesting images. ( )