The Graphic Canon, Vol. 2: From "Kubla Khan" to the Bronte Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray | 
Apparently The Raven works for multiple prompts this month. 😂 This version comes from The Graphic Canon Volume 2, which has really cool graphic adaptions of different classics, all done in various styles by different artists.
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Dropped off some (overdue, of course) library books this morning.
pickIf you‘re into 19th century literature, then this volume of graphic adaptations of classic lit is for you. Beginning with the Romantics and extending through the Victorian period to end with the above interpretation of The Portrait of Dorian Gray. While this volume extends to American literature (Whitman & Twain) and philosophy (Nietzsche), it is mostly lacking beyond the Western Canon (Vol. 1 does a better job of incorporating world literature).
I‘ve surprisingly never read Middlemarch before, but the excerpt featured in this book has convinced me I need to get to it soon.
I‘d say the highlight of this book is the Romantic poetry set to corresponding imagery. This futuristic take on Wordsworth‘s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” was surprisingly fitting for the theme of the poem.
I loved this interpretation of “She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron. Clever to update the poem with images of modern women in all their forms. There were so many great panels from this poem, I wish I could post them all!
Fun interpretation of an early scene from Pride and Prejudice. Love the attention to detail in all of the clothing and wall patterns!
Going through Vol. 2 more slowly than Vol. 1, as there are so many more works of literature I am familiar with and/or actually interested in reading in full.
Here‘s a snippet from William Blake‘s “The Auguries of Innocence.” Will post some more from other interpretations as the day goes on!
