The Dore Gallery: His 120 Greatest Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archives) [Paperback]

Gustave Dore (Author), Carol Belanger Grafton (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 24, 1997

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Dover Edition edition (December 24, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048640160X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486401607
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great buy !, March 27, 2000

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ML MESNARD STEPHANIE (France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dore Gallery: His 120 Greatest Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archives) (Paperback)

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.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterful work from the Master, February 22, 2003

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KNO2skull "kn02skull" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dore Gallery: His 120 Greatest Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archives) (Paperback)

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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Blast from the Past, July 30, 2011

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Rob Rideout "HARI OM" (Colville,WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Dore Gallery: His 120 Greatest Illustrations (Dover Pictorial Archives) (Paperback)

Back in 1970, I had a hardback copy of most all of Gustave Dore's engravings that I cherished looking at. It sadly burned up in my house fire of 1987, which is all chronicled in my inspirational memoir Still Singing, Somehow. Now forty years later, I still really enjoy sitting with this current soft cover edition of Dore's drawings. This artist is pure genius at the highest level. How can anybody not notice that when viewing his art? "Puss in Boots" for any cat lovers and "The Empyrean" from The Divine Comedy are worth buying this book for alone, in my opinion, as they are my favorites. Fans of Dante and the Bible will be greatly rewarded too, as nobody lays down the lines like Gustave Dore. And at the price it goes for, you're crazy not to buy this superb edition for your own library, if you love great art. It is worth every penny spent and so much more.