Yvain: The Knight of the Lion

Posted on 25 January 2018 by M.T. Anderson

In his first graphic novel, National Book Award winner M T Anderson turns to Arthurian lore, with captivating art by Andrea Offermann bringing the classic legend to life.Eager for glory and heedless of others, Sir Yvain sets out from King Arthur s court and defeats a local lord in battle, unknowingly intertwining his future with the lives of two compelling women Lady Laudine, the beautiful widow of the fallen lord, and her sly maid Lunette In a stunning visual interpretation of a 12th century epic poem by Chr tien de Troyes, readers are at first glance transported into a classic Arthurian romance complete with errant knights, plundering giants, and fire breathing dragons A closer look, however, reveals a world rich with unspoken emotion Striking, evocative art by Andrea Offermann sheds light upon the inner lives of medieval women and the consequences Yvain s oblivious actions have upon Laudine and Lunette Renowned author M T Anderson embraces a new form with a sophisticated graphic novel that challenges Yvain s role as hero, delves into the honesty and anguish of love, and asks just how fundamentally the true self can really change. 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Anderson ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A different way to delve into Arthurian stories But why Yvain There is an undercurrent of an odd feminism here or maybe anti feminism women who must manipulate men to see justice Which is why of course love is bound with hate Yvain s behavior is a good conversation starter Hero or no And the g...Hardly the most engaging story, but it certainly does what it sets out to do It seems that what Anderson found interesting in the story is that the female characters are allowed to have a certain amount of still very limited agency, and to express reactions that are entirely at odds with the expectations of the supposed hero character and with audience expectations That the female love interest s reaction to being won by the hero can basically be summed up as F...I really enjoyed this Arthurian tale one I hadn t yet read Yvain falls insta love with a Lady after killing her husband the middle ages, people , and spends most of the book screwing up, then trying to make up for hurting her because she marries him even though she pretty much hates him Yvain has many adventures and seems to mature and become a true Knight in Shining Armor although despite all that he never seems to wise up to how much his wife is only with him because of her honor and I really enjoyed this Arthurian tale one I hadn t yet read Yvain falls insta love with a Lady after killing her husband the middle ages, people , and spends most of the book screwing up, then trying to make up for hurting her because she marries him even though she pretty much hates him Yvain has many adventures and seems to mature and become a...Interesting Arthurian tale Artwork was pretty great but sometimes rough.I m not typically interested in Arthurian stuff but I m trying to complete my readthrough of the works of M.T Anderson Sooo I wasn t too surprised to find this super weird and funny and apparently based on translations from the French that Anderson did himself why is he so good at everything what s his deal Like everything else he writes I think this is kind of a hard sell to most teens but I think if you can get it into the hands of people who like high fantasy stuff and obv people I m not typically interested in Arthurian stuff but I ...A superbly told and illustrated graphic adaptation of Chr tien de Troyes s medieval Arthurian legend Anderson s text is clever, nuanced, and especially perceptive in rendering a feminist subtext Andrea Offermann s elegant illustrations are appropriately dramatic, emotiona...ARC from Baker and TaylorApparently, what I need for my school are JUNIOR graphic novels My students love things like the graphic novels of Stormbreaker and anything by Raina Telgemeier, but when I hand them books that have nice art, well developed plots and tiny print, they flip through them and don t realy read them That might be because the students who like the graphic novels are often struggling readers This is a graphic novel for students who LIKE to read and who like history I will ARC from Baker and TaylorApparently, what I need for my school are JUNIOR graphic novels My students love things like the graphic novels of Stormbreaker and anything by Raina Telgemeier, but when I ha...The art was alright Super unhealthy romance Cool lionMedieval romances are very bizarre I say this having dearly loved my medieval literature classes in college I wrote my first major research paper on the Lay of Sir Launfal Also, I was a King Arthur junkie as a child I designed an elaborate game with my friends in which we all pretended to be Arthurian characters reincarnated as teens I was a sulky Morgan La Fay So I have a long standing appreciation for the legends of the Round Table Additionally, Anderson is one of my favorites Medieval romances are very bizarre I say this having dearly loved my medieval literature classes in college I wrote my first major research paper on the Lay of Sir Launfal Also, I was a King Arthur junkie as a child I designed an elaborate game with my friends in which we all pretended to be Arthurian characters reincarnated as teens I was a sulky Morgan La Fay So I have a long standing appreciation for the legends of the Round Table Additionally, Anderson is one of my favorites Octavian Nothing was such a harrowing and brilliant book, and the ironic parody of Feed is only exceeded by the poignant desire for connection that it expresses.But there is something for me that doesn t fit between the cinematic art though absolutely gorgeous with its emphasis on close ups and psychic depth, and the romance like story telling, which hinges on inexplicable decisions and mythic encounters In other words, it feels strange to apply the emphasis on interiority in the lines of these tortured faces to a story t...A solid graphic novelization of the old Arthurian tale side note the amount of blood being drawn by broad swords hitting chain mail kind of drove me crazy, but I worry about stupid details too much

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25 January 2018

M.T. Anderson