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A landmark of world literature, The Divine Comedy tells of the poet
Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in search of
salvation. Before he is redeemed by his love for the heavenly
Beatrice, he learns the meaning of evil, sin, damnation and
forgiveness through a series of unforgettable encounters. This
edition features Longfellow's renowned translation and
reproductions of Gustave Dore's classic engravings from the 1867
publication.
Dante's masterpiece of literature is well matched by the peerless
art of Gustave Dore. Dante and his guides, Virgil and Beatrice,
journey through the cantos in an allegory of the passage of the
soul through the Afterlife, with the subtle engraving of Dore's
illustrations perfectly complementing the movement from darkness
through to light.
Detailed plates from the Bible: the Creation scenes, Adam and Eve,
horrifying visions of the Flood, the battle sequences with their
monumental crowds, depictions of the life of Jesus and visions of
the new Jerusalem. Each of the 241 plates is accompanied by the
appropriate verses from the King James version of the Bible.
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.
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London: A Pilgrimage (Paperback)
Blanchard Jerrold; Illustrated by Gustave Dore; Introduction by Peter Ackroyd
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R369
R345
Discovery Miles 3 450
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'London: A Pilgrimage' is a forgotten classic of social
journalism, a frank and brutal look at the poverty striken,
gin-swilling London of the nineteenth century, written in a
perceptive, bold and gripping style.
All 50 of Doré's powerful illustrations for Milton's epic poem, with quotes from the text and a plot summary of the entire poem.
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Paradise Lost (Hardcover)
John Milton; Foreword by Dr. Angelica Duran; Illustrated by Gustave Dore; Created by Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science)
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R558
Discovery Miles 5 580
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Paradise Lost tells of the expulsion from Eden and the war of
Heaven that followed, exploring the fall of humanity and the
rebellion of the fallen angels from the perspective of Satan and
mortal kind. Milton's epic poem, written in 10,000 lines of blank
verse divided into 12 sections, was a reflection of the political
upheaval that led to the English Civil war. Flame Tree Gothic
Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together
the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction.
Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction
and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are
beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of
reading pleasure.
Doré's sympathy to Cervantes' satire was so complete that, of numerous interpretations by many artists, his has become standard. Here are 190 wood-engraved plates, 120 full-page: charging the windmill, traversing Spanish plains, valleys, mountains, ghostly visions of dragons, knights, flaming lake. Marvelous detail, minutiae, accurate costumes, architecture, enchantment, pathos, humor. Captions.
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Gustave Dore Tarot (Cards)
Pietro Alligo, Gustav Dore
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Inferno (Paperback, New edition)
Dante Alighieri; Translated by Anthony Esolen; Illustrated by Gustav Dore
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This groundbreaking bilingual edition of Dante's masterpiece
includes a substantive Introduction, extensive notes, and
appendices that reproduce Dante's key sources and influences.
1890. This volume is a collection of engravings illustrative of the
Bible, the designs being all from the pencil of the greatest of
modern delineators, Gustave Dore. The original work from which this
collection has been made was immediately popular. Each illustration
has a page of explanatory letter-press facing it. Mr. Dore has
added the luster of his genius, bringing the beauties of this great
work into clearer view and warms them to a fuller life.
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