A review by cantrememberthedreamthatihad
The Doré Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy, by Gustave Doré
5.0
I'm a collector of all things 'Divine Comedy' so this artbook containing the masterful engravings by Gustav Dore is an absolute treasure trove.
The imagery present here is blown up so that every magnificent detail stands out. Each image is accompanied by two or three lines of the text that the image pertains to. The text is taken from the serviceable Longfelow translation of the poem, but I also chose to follow allow in my Mandelbaum translation which also helped with clarifying the context of certain images.
Dore's imagination was tremendous and shows in these works. From the macabre grotesqueries of the Inferno to the ethereal otherworldliness of Paradiso, this imagery brings Dante's Commedia to incredible life.
A must have for any Dante lover.
The imagery present here is blown up so that every magnificent detail stands out. Each image is accompanied by two or three lines of the text that the image pertains to. The text is taken from the serviceable Longfelow translation of the poem, but I also chose to follow allow in my Mandelbaum translation which also helped with clarifying the context of certain images.
Dore's imagination was tremendous and shows in these works. From the macabre grotesqueries of the Inferno to the ethereal otherworldliness of Paradiso, this imagery brings Dante's Commedia to incredible life.
A must have for any Dante lover.