The Fantastic Gustave Dore

If you were a consumer of literature in the nineteenth century, chances are the volumes in your library featured the illustrations of Gustave Dor�. From the Bible to Shakespeare, Balzac to Milton, Cervantes to Poe, Dor�'s intricate, romantic, and exuberant drawings brought great works to life, and were as treasured as the stories and poetry they depicted. Furthermore, as this magnificent book reveals, he was also a skilled sculptor, painter, and cartoonist. This book spans Dor�'s entire career, with chapters dedicated to specific works such as The Divine Comedy, Don Quixote, Tennyson's Idylls of the King, and medieval fairy tales-each featuring exquisite full-page reproductions that allow Dor�'s genius for line, shading, and texture to shine through. The authors also provide a background on the techniques that Dor� employed to achieve his exquisite works. Fans of Dor� will appreciate this volume's spectacular production, which features quarter binding, gold foil stamping, embossing on the cover and spine, a belly band, and silkscreen printing on three edges. Filled with incisive analysis and expert historical perspectives, this book is the consummate collector's item-a volume as expansive and sensational as the artist himself.