R. Crumb: Literature, Autobiography, and the Quest for Self

Plot

R. Crumb: Literature, Autobiography, and the Quest for Self charts Crumb's intellectual trajectory and explore the recurring philosophical themes that permeate his depictions of literary and biographical works and the ways he responds to them through innovative, dazzling compositional techniques. Calonne explores the ways Crumb develops concepts of solitude, despair, desire, and conflict as aspects of the quest for self.