Passionate Journey: A Vision in Woodcuts
4/5
()
About this ebook
Belgian-born Frans Masereel (1889–1972) was one of the greatest woodcut artists of the twentieth century. Ingeniously portraying the human experience through dramatic art, this novel-without-words — crafted from 167 intricate woodcuts — is considered to be the Flemish artist's masterpiece.
A feast for the eyes and the imagination, this powerful visual narrative details the life of an ordinary man. From the first bustling frame to the last haunting image, we are deeply drawn into the hero's day-to-day encounters, and discover a spirit in quest — one that we can profoundly relate to, emotionally and intellectually. Through each extraordinarily vivid depiction, readers feel the hero's happiness, grief, awe, and despair.
Related to Passionate Journey
Titles in the series (100)
The Sun, The Idea & Story Without Words: Three Graphic Novels Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5100 Favorite Illustrations from Collier's Magazine, 1898-1914: by Gibson, Parrish, Remington and Others Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Full-Color Picture Sourcebook of Historic Ornament: All 120 Plates from "L'Ornement Polychrome," Series II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dulac's Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full Color Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Graphic Works of Odilon Redon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chinese Brushwork in Calligraphy and Painting: Its History, Aesthetics, and Techniques Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5100 Drawings Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Complete Chinese Ornament: All 100 Color Plates Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Old Master Life Drawings: 44 Plates Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leonardo on the Human Body Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Disasters of War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Art of Fresco Painting in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThomas Nast's Christmas Drawings Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Japanese No Masks: With 300 Illustrations of Authentic Historical Examples Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Degas Drawings of Dancers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The City: A Vision in Woodcuts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMichelangelo Life Drawings Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Drawings of Albrecht Dürer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSalome Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Steinlen Cats Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Van Gogh Drawings: 44 Plates Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ornamental Arts of Japan Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rackham's Color Illustrations for Wagner's "Ring" Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Doré's Illustrations for Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso": A Selection of 208 Illustrations Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Roman Mosaics: Over 60 Full-Color Images from the 4th Through the 13th Centuries Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rape of the Lock Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fantastic Beasts of the Nineteenth Century: Dragons, Birds, and Incredible Sea Creatures Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Picasso Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related ebooks
The Sun, The Idea & Story Without Words: Three Graphic Novels Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Peter Kuper: Conversations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRebirth of the English Comic Strip: A Kaleidoscope, 1847-1870 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn Love with Art: Françoise Mouly's Adventures in Comics with Art Spiegelman Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Aubrey Beardsley: 120 Masterpieces - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chester Brown: Conversations Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The City: A Vision in Woodcuts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDestiny: A Novel in Pictures Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hundred Headless Woman Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My War Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Graphic Works of Odilon Redon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Disasters of War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Peter Bagge: Conversations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhy Comics?: From Underground to Everywhere Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Drawings of Heinrich Kley Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Vibrant Metropolis: 88 Lithographs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Frankie and Johnny Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsForging the Past: Seth and the Art of Memory Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsComic Art in Museums Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAutobiographical Comics: Life Writing in Pictures Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fadeaway: The Remarkable Imagery of Coles Phillips Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHemingway in Comics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOn the Graphic Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great Goya Etchings: The Proverbs, The Tauromaquia and The Bulls of Bordeaux Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Openness of Comics: Generating Meaning within Flexible Structures Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChris Ware: Conversations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsComics and Adaptation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cultures of War in Graphic Novels: Violence, Trauma, and Memory Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLet Go Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Comics & Graphic Novels For You
Fantasy Art Book 1: Sketches Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Strange Planet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Invincible Vol. 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sex Criminals Vol. 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Stranger in the Lifeboat Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All Quiet on the Western Front Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Invincible Vol. 2 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Can't Remember If We're Cheap or Smart: A Dilbert Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lesbian Zombies From Outer Space: Issue 1 Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery": The Authorized Graphic Adaptation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight (2nd Edition) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Old Guard Book One: Opening Fire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Monstress Vol. 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Paper Girls Vol. 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gender Queer: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Saga Vol. 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wash Day Diaries Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dante's Divine Comedy Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Garbage Pail Kids Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Saga Vol. 2 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Vanish Vol. 1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Casual Day Has Gone Too Far: A Dilbert Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Adaptation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bowie: An Illustrated Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cycle of the Werewolf: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Passionate Journey
21 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Passionate Journey - Frans Masereel
Copyright
Introduction copyright © 2007 by David A. Beronä
All rights reserved.
Bibliographical Note
This Dover edition, first published in 2007, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published as Mon Livre d’heures, Geneva, in 1919. A new Introduction has been specially prepared for this Dover edition.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Masereel, Frans, 1889–1972.
[Mon livre d’heures. English]
Passionate journey : a vision in woodcuts / Frans Masereel.
p. cm.
Unabridged republication of the work originally published as Mon livre d’heures, Geneva, in 1919.
9780486139203
I. Masereel, Frans, 1889–1972. II. Title. III. Title: Mon livre d’heures.
NE1155.5.M3 A4 2007
769.92—dc22
2007031398
Manufactured in the United States of America
Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, N.Y. 11501
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
When Thomas Mann, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1929, was asked to name the movie that had made the greatest impression on him, he responded instead with a work of fiction—a novel in pictures by Frans Masereel. This influential