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<html><head> <title>1783, The first graphic novel, 'Lenardo und Blandine' by Joseph Franz von Goez</title></head>
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The First Graphic Novel - 1783
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'Lenardo and Blandine'
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Joseph Franz von Goez
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(pronounced 'yozeff frunts fon goats/guts')
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<font size="4">(translation by Andy Bleck, Nov. 2007)</font>
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<span style="font-size: 200%;"><span style="color: #990000;">1</span></span>
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Just after the birth of the United States and before the French revolution, the human race started out on two interesting journeys. One was to leave the humdrum two-dimensional flatness of mother earth and take the first steps to conquer space (Brothers Montgolfier's first free flight of a hot air balloon with passengers, 21.11.1783). Another journey, of the same year, was for people on paper to escape, not the flatness of paper, but the confinement of existing on a single image, the confinement of time. In a way it was yet another journey of space exploration, the space beyond the picture frame.
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The two events may not be entirely unrelated. Both are a direct expression of the 18th century curiosity to know about, understand and rationally categorize knowable aspects of life, similar to Samuel Johnson's dictionary (1747-1754) or Diderot's encyclopedia (1750-1784).
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Visualising a story, or as in Goez's case a person in distress, not via one or a few representative depictions, but with a seemingly unnessecary generosity or overabundance of obsessive variation, belongs to a modern sensibiliy, a thirst for both sensual and material information.
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Joseph Franz Freiherr von Goez, was born 28.2.1754 in Hermannstadt (Siebenbürgen), and died 16.9.1815 in Regensburg. Until 1779 Goez was working as a lawyer in Vienna. There he became a portrait painter. From 1779-1783 he lived in Munich, where he wrote and directed the muscial drama 'Lenardo und Blandine' (musical score by P.Winter) after Bürger's ballad, which itself was greatly inspired by a story from Boccaccio's Decamerone (fourth book, first story - Count Tancredo of Salerno).
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The success of this performance inspired him to create the sequence 'Attempt of a numerous sequence of passionate Designs for sentimental friends of art and theatre' (during a long stay in Augsburg). From 1785-1791 he was back in Munich, and 1791-1815 in Regensburg. -
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Because of his picture sequence, he became known by his contemporaries as 'the German Hogarth'.
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Lenardo and Blandine - A melodrama after Bürger in 160 passionate designs.
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Invented and etched in copper by J.F.von Götz 1783
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The Duke, lead by the Prince, appears at the door.
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He wants to be sure of the deed and listens.
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Arroused in pain and anger, he tries to enter.
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Overcome by pain and anger, he sinks to earth.
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After having recovered, he tries to get a grip on himself.
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One can hear the lovers whispering.
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Blandine: Oh Darling, beloved, stay a while, stay!
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Lenardo: Let me go, let me go heavenly creature, my soul is yours!
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God, if only I wouldn't have to go.
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Blandine: My husband! Can't you see my eyes shining in the moonlight?
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Don't you feel my yearning and love?
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Lenardo: Oh woe! Fear is overtaking me!
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If the King, oh if he would find out!
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Blandine: (Ahndung = retribution) Heaven, you received our true vows.
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Oh, how it is beating there!
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God, I cannot let go of you.
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You don't want to leave, beloved?<br>
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Lenardo: Princess, my heart and soul are yours, they should never be parted from you, but I must.
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Listen to the sound, the swallow announces the morning!
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Blandine: No no, those are just the love-warbling nightingales.
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See how the mountain ranges are turning red.
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This look!
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And this touch!
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God is our witness! True, unbreakable love!
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Once more now close to my breast.
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Good bye. ..! Adieu!
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Oh woe, how your heart in beating!
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Sleep sweet! Sleep well!
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They try to separate.
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They separate.
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They open up their arms once more.
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And rush back, beast to breast.
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(Lenardo is filled with fear, after a few palpitations of his shaken heart.)
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King: Die, scoundrel.<br>
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Lenardo: God, have pity!
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(Blandine on her night bed, fighting with heavy dreams.)
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