Dore's Illustrations for "Paradise Lost" (Dover Pictorial Archives) | 
|  | | | Title: | Dore's Illustrations for "Paradise Lost" (Dover Pictorial Archives) | | Author: | Gustave Dore | | Publisher: | Dover Publications | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 22 September, 1993 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0486277194 / 9780486277196 | | List Price: | $9.95 | | Amazon Price: | $9.95 | |
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Product Description
This volume presents superb royalty-free reproductions of all 50 plates Doré created for a 19th-century edition of "Paradise Lost." Among the events depicted: the expulsion of Satan from Heaven, Adam and Eve in Paradise, the nine-day fall of Lucifer's legions to Hell, the Creation, the temptation of Eve and the Flood.
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Customer Reviews:
• An Exceptional Gathering Of His Finest Work! 27 February, 1999
This is with out a doubt the best of Gustave's biblically inspired works. His mastery is proven by creating a visually stunning and poetic world of a time long ago but not forgotten. It's hard to remember what I used to imagine when I thought of the Garden of Eden or the descension of the fallen angels must've been like prior to reading this work.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2OTQ4VHFYSPGR
• A Necessary Companion To The Literary Masterpiece 23 February, 2003
Dore, known perhaps best for his woodcuts of Dante's "Divine Comedy", was not only a fantastic illustrator, but a prolific one as well, producing scores of woodcuts for great literature, including "The Holy Bible" and "Orlando Furioso". Before there were movies, a person could look at these pictures for motion, excitement, and dramatic storytelling. This is a necessary companion to "Paradise Lost", a great work in its own right. Dore's illustrations clarifies, vivifies, and expands on the reading experience. The pictures are brilliantly reproduced here at a small cost to the consumer. The book stands alone for great artwork and is worth the minimal price.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A34CVGYUNAUJF
• " ... His Proud Imaginations Thus Displayed ..." 17 August, 2008
It was by great and curious fortune, that I obtained some years ago, an aged edition of the text of Milton's incredible poem, illustrated by Gustave Dore. These illustrations are amazing. One can only ruminate on the complexity of carving such woodcuts. But, I cannot understand why Dover does not reissue the original, with the illustrations inlaid in the text. For the power of these cuts, at least in part, emanates from their placement in the text, reflecting the full intention of the artist.
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• Bad Printing Quality 05 February, 2008
well, this book has my favorite drawings of gustave dore , but the priting quality is really bad , you better get pictures from somewhere. or may be look for another published version may be ...
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1GLTWQOGSNZTW
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