The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals (The Graphic Canon Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1609805305 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Amazon Customer NOT FOR KIDS, though. Graphic sexual violence.. "A Great Fix For The Art Addict" according to Lilly Briar. I've only recently become a fan of comic books, and normally when searching for another to purchase I try to find something that strikes me as different in terms of the story, characters, or illustrations. I came across The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature online and decided to order it both for the range of stories covered in the volume and because each story is illustrated by a different artist in their own unique style.When the book arri. Amazon Customer said A nice overview of world literature for children in an engaging. A nice overview of world literature for children in an engaging format. I was expecting to see some more coverage of contemporary fiction but the book seems to focus on representative works of various places and times. Definitely presented for an adult audience as the artists and editor take great delight in featuring unexpurgated versions of more familiar tales. Would recommend for an adult or mature teen reader with an interest in the comic boo
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The versions of the folk- and fairy tales included are the ones that have been watered down for children; additionally, the lengthy size of the book and the analysis at the beginning of each chapter will make it unappealing to casual, child readers. Characters such as Alice, Dorothy, Goldilocks, and Harry Potter have a very definite look in our mind thanks to the media. However, this work will make a worthy addition to library collections and will be most appreciated by older teens and adults interested in art, graphic novels as a format, and the deconstruction of stories. From School Library Journal Gr 10 Up—The fourth volume of th
The original three-volume anthology The Graphic Canon presented the world's classic literature--from ancient times to the late twentieth century--as eye-popping comics, illustrations, and other visual forms. Fairy tales, fables, fantastical adventures, young adult novels, swashbuckling yarns, your favorite stories from childhood and your teenage years they're all here, in all their original complexity and strangeness, before they were censored or sanitized.. In this follow-up volume, young people's literature through the ages is given new life by the best comics artists and illustrators