The Invisible Art of Alchemy: Chaucer to the Graphic Novel.
- Author / Editor
- Shaeffer, Katherine Heath.
The Invisible Art of Alchemy: Chaucer to the Graphic Novel.
- Published
- Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Florida, 2015. Dissertation Abstracts International A79.02(E). Fully accessible via https://ufdc.ufl.edu/ (accessed March 16, 2026).
- Physical Description
- 177 pp.; 67 illus.
- Description
- "[I]nvestigates literary and pictorial manuscripts on the subject pf alchemy in conjunction with the theories surrounding sequential art," i.e., "comics theory," considering selected works, from CYPT to modern graphic novels. Opens with a "close reading" of CYPT and "analysis of some of the illustrations of that Tale" in the Ellesmere manuscript, illustrated editions, and the graphic version by Seymour Chwast.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canon's Yeoman and His Tale
Manuscripts and Textual Studies
Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations