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Brookes, Gareth; Walton, Izaak

 
9781914224270: The Compleat Angler: A Graphic Adaptation
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ISBN 10 : 1914224272 ISBN 13 : 9781914224270
Editeur : SelfMadeHero, 2025

Synopsis

A foundational environmentalist text centuries ahead of its time, The Compleat Angler is one of the most reprinted books in the English language.

From the ruins of the English Civil War to the challenges we all face today, Gareth Brookes’ highly original multimedia adaptation of Izaak Walton’s classic focuses on its instructional aspects, highlights its eccentricities and contemplative themes of nature and friendship, and draws parallels between today’s politically divided and ecologically endangered England and that of the 17th century.

Following Brookes’ similarly ambitious The Dancing Plague, this adaptation is lovingly rendered in both linocut engraving and hand-drawn pen-and-ink to contrast the meditative and the instructional in Walton’s writing. As a guidebook on how to fish, this 350-year-old manual makes the perfect gift for any angling enthusiast, and its reflective writing connects with post-pandemic desires for calm, mindful pursuits and a return to nature.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gareth Brookes studied printmaking at the Royal College of Art. His graphic novels include A Thousand Coloured Castles (2017) and The Black Project, which was nominated for an award at the Angoulême International Comics Festival, 2018. His work has appeared in ArtReview, been published by Kus, and was included in the "Comics Unmasked" exhibition at the British Library in 2014. His last graphic novel, The Dancing Plague (SelfMadeHero, 2021), was hailed by the New York Times as: "Visually stunning" "With fire and needle, Brookes crafts a book the likes of which we've never seen before." Izaak Walton (1593-1683) was an English writer, best remembered today as the author of The Compleat Angler (Richard Marriot, 1653). He also wrote a number of short Lives, including the first biographies of the poets George Herbert and John Donne.

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A foundational environmentalist text centuries ahead of its time, The Compleat Angler is one of the most reprinted books in the English language.

From the ruins of the English Civil War to the challenges we all face today, Gareth Brookes’ highly original multimedia adaptation of Izaak Walton’s classic focuses on its instructional aspects, highlights its eccentricities and contemplative themes of nature and friendship, and draws parallels between today’s politically divided and ecologically endangered England and that of the 17th century.

Following Brookes’ similarly ambitious The Dancing Plague, this adaptation is lovingly rendered in both linocut engraving and hand-drawn pen-and-ink to contrast the meditative and the instructional in Walton’s writing. As a guidebook on how to fish, this 350-year-old manual makes the perfect gift for any angling enthusiast, and its reflective writing connects with post-pandemic desires for calm, mindful pursuits and a return to nature.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
SelfMadeHero
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1914224272
ISBN 13 
9781914224270
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
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