Illustrator gustave dore jun 29, 2015 erickson living. Horror condition report covers present but detached. Gustave dores splendid illustrations of edgar allan poes. Beautifully illustrated beveled boards in bright gilt and crisp black on greygreen b. It tells of a talking ravens mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the mans slow fall into madness. The first, a virgin fair and beautiful, brilliant in the full blaze of dawn, cradled it, gave. The raven is a narrative poem by american writer edgar allan poe.
Gustave dores hauntingly beautiful 1883 illustrations for edgar allan poes the raven. Like all of his illustrations, the images are rich with detail, yet in contrast to his earlier work, particularly the fine lines of his quixote, these engravings are softer, characterized by a deep chiaroscuro. The raven illustrated by gustave dore 9781511623858. First published in january 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. Although he illustrated over 200 books, some with more than 400 plates, he is primarily known for his illustrations to the divine comedy, particularly the inferno, his illustrations to don quixote, coleridges rime of the ancient mariner, and edgar allan poes the raven. Edgar allen poes famous poem, the raven, combined with the haunting illustrations of gustave dore make a perfect match here. The project gutenberg ebook of the raven, by edgar allan poe.
The raven illustrated unique classics by edgar allan poe in fb2, fb3, txt download ebook. Poem and dore illustrations once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, while i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. Known for his dark, gothic engravings of such classics as dante alighieris divine comedy, his illustrations are as sought after by modern readers and book collectors as they were in his own day. The raven edgar allan poe illustrated by gustave dore author. To bring that hymn of death, the ravens cry of nevermore, to french readers, he made a translation of the the raven, le corbeau, in 1875 at age 33. The raven edgar allan poe illustrated by gustave dore. The raven was published independently with lavish woodcuts by gustave dore in 1884 new york. Gigantic 15 x 19 elephant folio design weighing over seven lbs. To top it all off, an indepth biography of edgar allan poe is included at the end of the book. A strong and bright and vigorous religion, such as was greek paganism, begins with the sibyl, to end with the sorceress.
Like all of his illustrations, the images are rich with detail, yet in contrast to his earlier work, particularly the fine lines of his quixote, these engravings are. Gustave dore illustrations to edgar allan poes the raven. The raven is a brilliant read which i believe that everyone should read at least once in their life. Illustrated cool collectors edition printed in calligraphy fonts edgar allan poe, edmund c stedman, gustave dore illustrator published by createspace independent publishing platform 2010. The raven poem download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
The raven edgar allan poe illustrated by gustave dore ebook. The raven by edgar allan poe, gustave dore abebooks. Gustave dore was a prolific engraver, artist, illustrator, and sculptor, working primarily as a wood and steel engraver. Twentysix large steel engravings by dore, with tissue guards steel engravings author. Project gutenberg has several editions of this ebook. From its publication in 1845 to the 21st century, artists have captured and reinterpreted the poem in different styles in their illustrations for the raven. Poe also had a tremendous influence on the visual arts in france. The raven illustrated top five classics book 14 ebook. Edgar allan poe the raven illustrated by gustave dore.
The raven edgar allen poe with gustave dore engravings rare large dore illustration on cover. The raven is certainly edgar allan poes most famous work, and perhaps part of the reason lies in how often its been illustrated by awesome artists. There are some technical errors the suggestive cone of shadow repeatedly shown over the chamber door doesnt really make sense, and an ornithologist would be unlikely to identify the depicted bird as a raven. The raven edgar allan poe illustrated by gustave dore ebook categories. Gustave dores splendid illustrations of edgar allan poes the. Our old nursery rhymes an illustrated collection of traditional nursery rhymes with accompanying music. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Please call or email email protected for rush orders and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, while i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a. The raven illustrated unique classics free pdf, fb2. The raven le corbeau illustrated by gustave dore ebook. He became a book illustrator in paris and his commissions included work by rabelais, balzac and dante. We do our best to ship orders within 35 business days however actual shipping times may vary especially around the holidays. In 1853, he was asked to illustrate the works of lord byron.
The raven the raven is a narrative poem by american writer edgar allan poe. In this edition there is an interesting introduction by edmund c. Brand new edition the raven is a narrative poem by american writer edgar allan poe. This top five classics illustrated edition of edgar allan poes the raven includes. Gustave dores hauntingly beautiful 1883 illustrations for. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. The poem was soon reprinted, parodied, and illustrated. In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore. Description of the book the raven illustrated edition. Gustave dores hauntingly beautiful 1883 illustrations for edgar.
This 1884 edition of poes narrative poem, which was first published in 1845, contains illustrations by the celebrated french artist gustave dore and comments by the american poet and critic edmund clarence stedman. Pdf edgar allan poe the raven illustrated by gustave. It tells of a talking ravens mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the mans slow fall into. Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore let my heart be. It tells of a talking raven s mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the mans slow fall into madness.
More than a century before italian artist lorenzo mattotti created his beautiful illustrations for lou reeds reimagining of the raven, the great french illustrator, sculptor, printmaker, and engraver gustave dore january 6 1832january 23, 1883 took to the edgar allan poe classic. Having previously illustrated works by such literary titans as dante. He produced over 100,000 sketches in his lifetime, and lived to be 50 years old, averaging 6 sketches per day for each day he lived. The bind is saddlestitch and the text of poem is hand written. The lover, often identified as a student, is lamenting the loss of his love, lenore. Ive been a fan of coleridges the rime of the ancient mariner illustrated by dore and i was thrilled to learn dore also illustrated the raven.