Author: Gustave Dore
Creator: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 248622

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 9 x 0.2

ISBN: 048640160X
Dewey Decimal Number: 769.92
EAN: 9780486401607
ASIN: 048640160X

Publication Date: December 24, 1997
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Comprising the finest plates from the great illustrator’s work, this collection features outstanding engravings from such literary classics as Milton’s Paradise Lost, The Divine Comedy by Dante, Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, Sue’s The Wandering Jew, and many others. Captions.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

The World That Dore Imagined September 30, 2008
Little I knew about Dore before buying this book. He is a great painter capable of capturing the most grim and dark moments of mankind as well as the brightest ones with no difficulty. The books is worth its price by every penny. A must have.

5 out of 5 stars

A Masterful work from the Master February 23, 2003
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

Gustav Dore illustrated books and magazines in the 19th century, and these are a collection of his woodcuts from several different publications. The recreations are fantastic, from the Bible to Poe to Dante, Dore traverses grand stories of faith, humor, and fantasy all without missing a beat. It's amazing that these are glorious reproductions of handmade, woodcut images. Dore rarely made the woodcuts himself, but sometimes drew them directly to the wood it was to be cut from. Dore is brilliant, and a forgotten Master of book illustration. Many illustrations elicit a sense of Tolkien's works; though long before Tolkien.
Any of these could be easily removed from the volume, (though that would be sacreledge), and put into a frame to make a beautiful piece of art to hang on your wall. If you do commit this sacreledge, I recommend "The Empyrean" from Dante's "Divine Comedy" as a favorite.

5 out of 5 stars

A great buy ! March 27, 2000
15 out of 16 found this review helpful

This book is really great because it provides the reader with an extensive view of Dore's work. It displays more than a hundred high quality full-paged engravings for a very low price. I was utterly delighted when I found this book : I am French and though Gustave Dore is a French artist, it is at present impossible to find here such books as the Dore series published by Dover Publishers.