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One Story, Three Centuries: Anachronism and Sociopolitical Commentary in the Graphic Novel Adaptation of "Das Fraulein von Scuderi"

Moraes Diniz, Acacia
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427979812

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2015, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences: Germanic Languages and Literature.
The 19th century, more than any other it seems, has provided us a never-ending source for adaptation. From musicals involving Charles Dickens’ orphans and Victor Hugo’s French revolutionaries, to the inexhaustible work on anything ever put on paper by the Brothers Grimm, Western societies seem obsessed with the 1800s. Observing this obsession as a whole, I have come to the following hypothesis: stories written during the 19th century are still influential and draw contemporary audiences because their major themes – in a sociopolitical and historical perspective – have been haunting the Western world since those times. E.T.A. Hoffmann’s novella "Das Fraulein von Scuderi" is an exemplary case. Adapted numerous times, as an opera, a film and, most recently, a graphic novel, its sociopolitical commentary on justice systems and violent interrogation techniques are as relevant now as they were in the 19th century. Alexandra Kardinar and Volker Schlecht’s graphic novel adaptation emphasizes these aspects of Hoffmann’s novella through the insertion of historical curiosities, documentation on historical figures and, more importantly, the use of anachronistic elements in scenes of the 17th century, which provide the reader with a link between the three centuries involved in this story: 17th, 19th, 21st. This study will explore how Kardinar and Schlecht move away from the discourse of fidelity in adaptations in order to construct a contemporary version of the sociopolitical commentary started by E.T.A. Hoffmann in "Das Fraulein von Scuderi".
Tanja Nusser, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Evan Torner, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
50 p.
Germanic Literature
Graphic Novel; ETA Hoffmann; Alexandra Kardinar and Volker Schlecht; Adaptations; Das Fraulein von Scuderi

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  • Moraes Diniz, A. (2015). One Story, Three Centuries: Anachronism and Sociopolitical Commentary in the Graphic Novel Adaptation of "Das Fraulein von Scuderi" [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427979812

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  • Moraes Diniz, Acacia. One Story, Three Centuries: Anachronism and Sociopolitical Commentary in the Graphic Novel Adaptation of "Das Fraulein von Scuderi". 2015. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427979812.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Moraes Diniz, Acacia. "One Story, Three Centuries: Anachronism and Sociopolitical Commentary in the Graphic Novel Adaptation of "Das Fraulein von Scuderi"." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427979812

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