Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): Picture Stories
Articles

The Bastard Child of Art & Literature: The Graphic Novel’s Appeal to High Art

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  • Anna Bobok
Image from a Frans Masereel novel: A man stands at the top of a library ladder, excitedly peering into a large book.

Published 2024-04-09

Keywords

  • graphic novel,
  • woodcut novel,
  • art history

How to Cite

Bobok, A. (2024). The Bastard Child of Art & Literature: The Graphic Novel’s Appeal to High Art. Wings of Fire: Proceedings, 1(1). Retrieved from https://proceedings.francescacoppa.bergbuilds.domains/index.php/WOFProceedings/article/view/11

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Abstract

In both narrative focus and stylistic choices, we see the development of the graphic novel parallel the development of Western art, allowing us to see these novels as the works of art they are and find respect for the artists who create them by appealing to the sensibilities and nostalgic tendencies of the art world.

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