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Članek analizira stripovsko priredbo Orwellove Živalske farme avtorjev Andreja Rozmana Roze in Damijana Stepančiča z naslovom Živalska kmetija – najprej definira strip oz. stripovsko pripoved in pojasni njegove značilne elemente. Pri tem poudarja pomembnost drugačnega pristopa k literarni analizi stripovskega besedila, saj je zanj značilno, da kombinira besedni in likovni oz. slikovni izraz. Šele analiza obojega namreč dokaže, da je lahko dobra stripovska literatura po sporočilni moči enakovredna običajnim literarnim besedilom. Ob analizi priredbe izpostavlja tudi nekatere spremembe, ki so nujne pri predelavi literarnega besedila v stripovski medij, ne analizira pa vsebinskih odmikov od originala, do katerih je prišlo pri prenosu dogajanja iz Anglije na slovenska tla.
From Text to Panels: Graphic Novel Adaptation of Orwell’s Animal Farm by Andrej Rozman Roza and Damijan Stepančič
The article examines Živalska kmetija, the acclaimed graphic-novel adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm by Andrej Rozman Roza and Damijan Stepančič. It begins by defining the medium of graphic narratives and its distinctive formal elements, stressing the need for an analytical approach that differs from traditional literary criticism. The true strength of the graphic novel lies in the interaction between verbal and visual language; only a combined analysis of text and image can fully demonstrate that high- quality graphic literature possesses communicative and artistic force equal to that of conventional prose. The study further explores the adaptations necessary when transposing a literary work into a sequential art medium, while avoiding the discussion about the thematic or ideological shifts that arise from relocating the story from England to a familiar Slovenian setting.