Description
Explore the haunting tale of 'The Dancing Plague,' a captivating graphic novel that delves into the true story of Strasbourg's 1518 dancing mania. Experience the narrative through the eyes of Mary, a resilient woman marked by mystic visions, who witnesses this compelling cultural phenomenon. This historical graphic novel brilliantly captures the essence of 'choreomania' and presents a thought-provoking exploration of societal injustice and personal struggle.
With 192 pages of exquisite art, Gareth Brookes employs a unique mixed-media style, combining his innovative pyrographic technique with vibrant embroidery. Each page is not just a story, but a beautiful work of art that reflects the profound complexities of human emotions and social dynamics. This brand new edition (ISBN: 9781910593981) will transport you to a time when dance could be both a joyful release and a terrifying curse.
Ideal for graphic novel enthusiasts and history buffs alike, 'The Dancing Plague' is a must-have addition to any collection. Whether you're searching for unique gifts for book lovers or wanting to expand your own library with captivating reads, this novel offers depth, beauty, and an unforgettable narrative.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781910593981
Year: 2021
Publisher: Self Made Hero
Pages: 192
Description:
The Dancing Plague tells a true story, from 1518, when hundreds of inhabitants of Strasbourg were suddenly seized by the strange and unstoppable compulsion to dance, from the imagined perspective of Mary, one of its witnesses. Prone to mystic visions as a child, betrayed in the convent to which she flees, then abused by her loutish husband, Mary endures her life as an oppressed and ultimately scapegoated woman with courage, strength, and inspiring beauty. As difficult to interpret now (as a psychological reaction to social injustice?) as it was then (as a collective demonic possession?), the story of the "Dancing Plague" finds suitably extraordinary expression in the utterly unique mixed-media style Gareth Brookes has devised to tell it. The pioneering blend of his trademark "pyrographic" technique with sumptuously colourful (and literal) embroidery perfectly reflects, in a beautiful work of art, the enduring fragility of our human condition - from "choreomania" to coronavirus.
With 192 pages of exquisite art, Gareth Brookes employs a unique mixed-media style, combining his innovative pyrographic technique with vibrant embroidery. Each page is not just a story, but a beautiful work of art that reflects the profound complexities of human emotions and social dynamics. This brand new edition (ISBN: 9781910593981) will transport you to a time when dance could be both a joyful release and a terrifying curse.
Ideal for graphic novel enthusiasts and history buffs alike, 'The Dancing Plague' is a must-have addition to any collection. Whether you're searching for unique gifts for book lovers or wanting to expand your own library with captivating reads, this novel offers depth, beauty, and an unforgettable narrative.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781910593981
Year: 2021
Publisher: Self Made Hero
Pages: 192
Description:
The Dancing Plague tells a true story, from 1518, when hundreds of inhabitants of Strasbourg were suddenly seized by the strange and unstoppable compulsion to dance, from the imagined perspective of Mary, one of its witnesses. Prone to mystic visions as a child, betrayed in the convent to which she flees, then abused by her loutish husband, Mary endures her life as an oppressed and ultimately scapegoated woman with courage, strength, and inspiring beauty. As difficult to interpret now (as a psychological reaction to social injustice?) as it was then (as a collective demonic possession?), the story of the "Dancing Plague" finds suitably extraordinary expression in the utterly unique mixed-media style Gareth Brookes has devised to tell it. The pioneering blend of his trademark "pyrographic" technique with sumptuously colourful (and literal) embroidery perfectly reflects, in a beautiful work of art, the enduring fragility of our human condition - from "choreomania" to coronavirus.