Type of Submission
Poster
Keywords
German literature, graphic novels, plot changes, color, use of original text, style
Abstract
The rise of the graphic novel as a new genre of the arts has prompted many questions surrounding it – about its nature, relationship to other genres, effect on audiences, etc. In our research, we specifically examined graphic novel adaptations of classic German works that are part of the “canon” of German literature. We first read the original work and then the graphic novel adaptation. Our aim was to determine how faithful the adaptation was to the original using four criteria: style (character perspective/representation), use of original text, plot additions or subtractions, and use of color. in each of the four works, we analyzed these criteria as they appeared (or did not appear) in the graphic novel and then discussed how they served (or did not serve) to portray the original novel faithfully. From our analysis, we concluded that graphic novel adaptations of classic “canon” works of German literature are largely faithful to the original works, and that they use style, original text, plot, and color to achieve this faithful portrayal.
Campus Venue
Stevens Student Center Lobby
Location
Cedarville, OH
Start Date
4-3-2019 11:00 AM
End Date
4-3-2019 2:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Putting it Graphically: Fidelity in Graphic Novel Adaptations of Classic German Literature
Cedarville, OH
The rise of the graphic novel as a new genre of the arts has prompted many questions surrounding it – about its nature, relationship to other genres, effect on audiences, etc. In our research, we specifically examined graphic novel adaptations of classic German works that are part of the “canon” of German literature. We first read the original work and then the graphic novel adaptation. Our aim was to determine how faithful the adaptation was to the original using four criteria: style (character perspective/representation), use of original text, plot additions or subtractions, and use of color. in each of the four works, we analyzed these criteria as they appeared (or did not appear) in the graphic novel and then discussed how they served (or did not serve) to portray the original novel faithfully. From our analysis, we concluded that graphic novel adaptations of classic “canon” works of German literature are largely faithful to the original works, and that they use style, original text, plot, and color to achieve this faithful portrayal.
