The Graphic Canon, Volume 1: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780606264136 (0606264132)
Publish date: May 22nd 2012
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 501
Edition language: English
Series: The Graphic Canon (#1)
This is really cool and I want it.I haven't had time to read through the whole thing, but I've flipped through and looked at all the pictures. I just think it's a brilliant concept and a great companion to my literary tastes.It's something that would be lovely to have sitting on my shelf so I could ...
Okay, I've been reading The Graphic Canon, looking for a reason for it to exist. It contains abridgements or excerpts of tons of terrific stories, from Gilgamesh to Les Liaisons Dangereuses, in comic book format. But who cares about abridgements or excerpts? To whom are they useful?I started, as pro...