Dreamy, yet highly detailed and filled with representational images, these illustrations are in keeping with the story's mythic grandeur. Accompanying the dense, earnestly told tale are Lee's cool-toned watercolors, which frequently take up the greater portion of the large format double-page spreads. 1, 1993 Among the late author's finest books are renditions of the Arthurian legend to this re-creation of the classic epic, she brought the same compelling vision and sensitivity to language, history, and heroics. While carefully tempering the bias towards the Greeks that exists in the original poem, Sutcliff's text leaves many of the epic's powerful metaphors intact: ``The dark tide of warriors poured through and became a river of flame.'' Also preserved are a good many disturbing images (``Hector's body was dragged behind them, twisting and lurching over the rough ground, his dark hair flying and fouled with dust and all the filth of the battlefield'') and while there is no doubt that this authenticity maintains the saga's integrity and enhances its impact, younger or particularly sensitive readers may be disturbed by the violence. by Rosemary Sutcliff & illustrated by Alan Lee RELEASE DATE: Oct. Here she brings into vivid focus the mythic story of the Trojan War, with all of its visually dramatic elements. Sutcliff, who died last year, authored numerous retellings of canonical texts for younger readers.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |