The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Illustrated by Gustave Doré


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A mysterious talking raven pays a visit to a man who is distraught from the loss of his lover. The man, aching over the death of his dear Lenore, is upset and distressed by the bird who repeats one word; Nevermore. Steeped in stylized, but dark prose and written in an almost musical style Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven is a bleak, mesmerizing journey through one man's depression and madness. Illustrated by Gustave Doré, the master woodcut artist gives the poem the rich but despondent feel which perfectly accompanies this classic poem. A reproduction of an 1884 version of an illustrated edition of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. Illustrated by Gustave Doré the art in the original books was produced in woodcuts. This edition digitally alters and cleans up the images for digital printing.




The Raven illustrated by Gustave Doré


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In the following pages, we have a fresh example of an artist's genius characterizing his interpretation of a famous poem. Gustave Doré, the last work of whose pencil is before us, was not the painter, or even the draughtsman, for realists demanding truth of tone, figure, and perfection. Such matters concerned him less than to make shape and distance, light and shade, assist his purpose,-which was to excite the soul, the imagination, of the looker on. This he did by arousing our sense of awe, through marvellous and often sublime conceptions of things unutterable and full of gloom or glory. It is well said that if his works were not great paintings, as pictures they are great indeed. As a "literary artist," and such he was, his force was in direct ratio with the dramatic invention of his author, with the brave audacities of the spirit that kindled his own.




The Doré Bible Illustrations


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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, 241 plates in all.




Doré's Illustrations for "Paradise Lost"


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All 50 of Doré's powerful illustrations for Milton's epic poem, recounting mankind's fall from the grace of God through the work of Satan. Appropriate quotes from the text are printed with each illustration.




The Raven


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The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe


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The classic EDGAR ALLAN POE poem 'The Raven' also includes 20 original illustrations by GUSTAVE DORE and a 'Comment on the Poem' by EDMUND C. STEDMAN. 'The Raven' delves into the hidden horrors of the human psyche. Originally published in 1845, the poem is narrated by a melancholy scholar brooding over Lenore, a woman he loved who is now lost to him. One bleak December at midnight, a raven with fiery eyes visits the scholar and perches above his chamber door. Struggling to understand the meaning of the word his winged visitant repeats -- "Nevermore!" -- the narrator descends by stages into madness..."




The Essential Poe


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The Essential Poe gathers the most thrilling and enthralling of Poe's poems and short stories. Includes commentary by Charles Baudelaire and a biographical timeline of Poe's brief, turbulent life.




The Raven


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A unique edition in four foreign languages. In addition, it contains wonderful paintings of artists such as Paul Gustave Dore, Édouard Manet and John R. Neill. The uniqueness of this edition is evidenced by the fact that the publication contains a work in four language versions made by such great interpreters as: Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde (Spanish), Charles Baudelaire (French), Barbara Beaupré (Polish). The 4-language edition is a treasure for people who love learning foreign languages. It allows you to compare them and learn about language differences at the highest level. The subtle language of each interpreter allows you to delve into the gothic atmosphere of the poem. A poem full of mystery is complemented by one of the best paintings ever created for the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Such a collection is a great gift for every admirer of this author. It's a great idea for a birthday or Christmas present.




The Raven


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The Raven Edgar Allan Poe - In Gustave Doré, one of the most prolific and successful book illustrators of the late 19h century, Edgar Allan Poe's renowned poem The Raven found perhaps its most perfect artistic interpreter. Doré's dreamlike, otherworldly style, tinged with melancholy, seems ideally matched to the bleak despair of Poe's celebrated work, among the most popular American poems ever written.This volume reprints all 26 of Doré's detailed, masterly engravings from a rare 19th-century edition of the poem. Relevant lines from the poem are printed on facing pages and the complete text is also included. Admirers of Doré will find ample evidence here of his characteristic ability to capture the mood and meaning of a work of literature in striking imagery; lovers of The Raven will delight in seeing its mournful musing on love and loss given dramatic pictorial form.




The Raven


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The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe is a timeless masterpiece.The illustrations by Gustav Doré are a silent inquiry into its deep meaning.