Образы Гюстава Доре в японских комиксах Мидзуки Сигэру и Нагаи Го

Ценности и смыслы. 2023. № 3 (85). С. 112–143.

Magera Y.

Many researchers of Japanese comics usually pay attention to the differences of manga from comics of other countries. In addition to the fact that Japanese manga introduces the reader to Japanese life, culture and value system, it has a number of specific features, including the publication format and black-and-white printing, the order of reading from right to left, a set of visual signs-cliches and a storytelling structure in four steps named ki-sho-ten-ketsu (tie — action development — turn — conclusion). Despite the mentioned above specifics, Japanese manga, as a product of mass culture, also finds common ground with Western art, in our case with the European engraving of the ХIХ century. Moreover, European fine art images have a direct impact on the imagination of Japanese manga authors, becoming a feature of their own style. In this article we will try to demonstrate how the style of French artist Gustave Dore was adapted into manga works Sanpei the Kappa (Kappa no Sanpei, 1968–1969) by Mizuki Shigeru and The Divine Comedy of Dante (Dante Shinkyoku, 1994) by Nagai Go.The grandiose project of illustrating literature masterpieces, begun by Gustave Dore around the middle of the ХIХ century, was favorably received by the public. The images from his engravings had a strong influence not only on the audience of his time, but also on next generations. Being a self-taught artist, Dore began his career as an author of graphic narratives, whose early stage of creativity is commonly called as the “comic” period. The subsequent movement to classical painting and series of engravings preserved Dore’s talent for telling stories in a graphic way. Therefore, it is important to draw parallels between the works of Gustave Dore and what modern comic creators are doing.

Keywords: стилизация, intertextuality, интертекстуальность, образ, image, манга, stylization, manga, graphic narrative, графический нарратив, Gudtave Dore's ingravings, "The Divine Comedy", гравюры Гюстава Доре, "Божественная комедия"