Dante's Purgatory and Paradise: Retro Restored Special Edition

by Dante Alighieri
Dante's Purgatory and Paradise: Retro Restored Special Edition
Author: Dante Alighieri
Publisher: Gustave Doré Restored Collecti
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2020-10-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781592180806
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After surviving his trip to Hell, Dante's unforgettable adventure continues to Purgatory and Paradise, as illustrated by Gustave Doré. Experience the thrilling conclusion of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy as Dante continues to delve into the afterlife in this visual masterpiece filled with energetic imagery by the prodigal French artist Gustave Doré. This Retro Restored Special Edition includes: -The original type font -Classic page layouts -Crisp digitally re-scanned and enhanced images -8 1/2" x 11" printing -Bold new cover design -Introduction -Rare Altemus' Edition master source quality Gustave Doré's artwork explodes with visions that remind the reader of Inferno's eternal agony but then take them to a happier place. Purgatory and Paradise show the depth of Doré's talents as heavenly scenes of grandeur erupt from the page with intricate details that can take hours to fully absorb. Originally written in the 14th century, Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy consists of three parts that tell the story of Dante's trip through the afterlife. After enduring the savage spectacle of Hell in "Inferno", Dante continues through Purgatory to the nine celestial spheres of Heaven in Paradise. About the Artist: Master artist Gustave Dorè (1832-1883), known for the lavish illustrations in Dante's Inferno, Paradise Lost, and Don Quixote, depicted the ending of Dante's journey in a unique way that only he could. Dante and friends gaze at scenes of horror and splendor that showcase Dorè's immense talents and mastery of human anatomy, background detail, shading, and layout. About the Publisher: The CGR Publishing Restoration Workshop uses a vast array of computers and digital scanners to restore, preserve, and enhance the classic works of writers and artists from the 19th century. Each new release includes display-quality covers, enlarged covers, and retro fonts. Select books include Dante's Inferno Retro Hell-Bound Edition, Gustave Dorè's London: A Pilgrimage, The Complete Book of Birds, A Life of George Westinghouse, The Clock Book: A Detailed Illustrated Collection of Classic Clocks, The Aeroplane Speaks, and much more.

Dante's Inferno: Retro Hell-Bound Edition

by Dante Alighieri
Dante's Inferno: Retro Hell-Bound Edition
Author: Dante Alighieri
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-07-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781735338262
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Dante Alighieri's terrifying masterpiece enhanced with chilling imagery from the legendary artist, Gustave Doré is a sight to behold.Join Dante on a trip to Hell in Henry Francis Cary's translated version published with Gustave Doré's terrifying artwork. Originally printed in 1861, this Retro Hell-Bound Edition includes:-The original type font-Classic page layouts-Crisp digitally re-scanned and enhanced images-8 1⁄2" x 11" printing-Bold new cover design-Critical explanatory notes-Chronology-The Life of Dante. Written in the 14th century, Inferno gained immense popularity in the late 19th century and stirred the imagination of contemporary artists and translators from the time. Few found inspiration in such a grand way as Doré. The immensely talented French artist created a famous series of unforgettable engravings that enhance the Divine Comedy's journey into untold depths of sorrow, pain, and madness with impeccable detail, masterful shading, imaginative landscape work, and flawless human anatomy. Years ahead of his time, Gustave Doré's imagery tells the story in a cinematic way, which was unusual for the time, and remains captivating today. One wonders how anyone could have possibly created the artwork for Inferno using tools from era.Enjoy Dante's vision of Hell and Cary's translation while admiring more than 75 unforgettable illustrations in crisp detail. The Cary-Doré edition presents Dante's thought-provoking look at the afterlife in a modern yet classical way that continues to enthrall audiences well into the 21st-century.

History of the Crusades Volume 1

by Joseph Michaud
History of the Crusades Volume 1
Author: Joseph Michaud
Publisher:
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2021-02-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781592180981
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Gustave Doré's ultra-rare masterpiece is restored for a new generation looking to experience some of his best illustrations. Experience Michaud's epic two-volume History of the Crusades illustrated by Gustave Doré in this digitally restored and enhanced printing of one of Doré's most elusive and extraordinary works. This restoration includes: - Full-size 8 1/2" x 11" pages - Pristine original source capture - Crisp digitally re-scanned and enhanced images - Bold new cover design - Author's original page layouts - Classic type font - English translation from William Robson - Introduction - Michaud biographical notice - 50 full-page Doré illustrations with caption pages French writer and publisher Joseph Michaud printed History of the Crusades in its complete form in 1840. More than 100 years later in 1875, famed French artist Gustave Doré illustrated a deluxe two-volume set with lavish full-page illustrations depicting unforgettable and intricately detailed scenes of battles, heroism, and tragedy. Many consider Doré's vibrant artwork in these volumes to be some of his best, though they remain little known because of their rarity due to the limited numbers printed at the time. Volume one of this priceless two-part saga begins with "Book 1: The Birth of the Crusades" from A.D. 300-1095 and continues to "Book XI: From the Restoration of Isaac to the Death of Baldwin" A.D. 1198-1204. Table of Contents: Book I: Birth of the Crusades A.D. 300-1095 Book II: Departure and March of the Crusaders A.D. 1096-1097 Book III: The March To, and Siege of Antioch A.D. 1097-1099 Book IV: The Siege of Jerusalem A.D. 1099-1103 Book V: History of the Kingdom of Jerusalem A.D. 1099-1148 Book VI: The Second Crusade A.D. 1142-1148 Book VII: The Third Crusade A.D. 1148-1188 Book VIII: Saladin A.D. 1188-1192 Book IX: The Fourth Crusade A.D. 1195-1198 Book X: The Fifth Crusade A.D. 1198-1204 Book XI: The Restoration of Isaac to the Death of Baldwin A.D. 1198-1204 About the Artist: Master artist Gustave Dorè (1832-1883), known for the lavish illustrations in Dante's Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise, Dorè's London: A Pilgrimage, and Milton's Paradise Lost. Dorè is regarded as one of history's best artists, illustrators, and cartoonists. Known for his incredibly detailed work in books such as Dante's Inferno, his drawings for History of the Crusades showcase his mastery of depicting cinematic battle scenes on an epic scale. About the Publisher: The CGR Publishing Restoration Workshop uses a vast array of computers and digital scanners to restore, preserve, and enhance the classic works of writers and artists from the 19th century. Each new release includes display-quality covers, enlarged covers, and retro fonts. Select books include Dante's Inferno Retro Hell-Bound Edition, Gustave Dorè's London: A Pilgrimage, The Complete Book of Birds, A Life of George Westinghouse, The Clock Book: A Detailed Illustrated Collection of Classic Clocks, The Aeroplane Speaks, The History of Don Quixote: Gustave Dorè Restored Special Edition and much more.

Dante's Inferno

by Dante Alighieri
Dante's Inferno
Author: Dante Alighieri
Publisher: FilRougeViceversa
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2019-10-10
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 3966619318
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"IN the midway of this our mortal life,I found me in a gloomy wood, astrayGone from the path direct: and e'en to tellIt were no easy task, how savage wildThat forest, how robust and rough its growth,Which to remember only, my dismay...

The Routledge History of Literature in English

by Ronald Carter
The Routledge History of Literature in English
Author: Ronald Carter
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2001
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780415243179
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This is a guide to the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, charting some of the main features of literary language development and highlighting key language topics.

The Undivine Comedy

by Teodolinda Barolini
The Undivine Comedy
Author: Teodolinda Barolini
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 1992-10-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1400820766
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Accepting Dante's prophetic truth claims on their own terms, Teodolinda Barolini proposes a "detheologized" reading as a global new approach to the Divine Comedy. Not aimed at excising theological concerns from Dante, this approach instead attempts to break out of the hermeneutic guidelines that Dante structured into his poem and that have resulted in theologized readings whose outcomes have been overdetermined by the poet. By detheologizing, the reader can emerge from this poet's hall of mirrors and discover the narrative techniques that enabled Dante to forge a true fiction. Foregrounding the formal exigencies that Dante masked as ideology, Barolini moves from the problems of beginning to those of closure, focusing always on the narrative journey. Her investigation--which treats such topics as the visionary and the poet, the One and the many, narrative and time--reveals some of the transgressive paths trodden by a master of mimesis, some of the ways in which Dante's poetic adventuring is indeed, according to his own lights, Ulyssean.

The Gustave Doré Bible Gallery

by Gustave Doré
The Gustave Doré Bible Gallery
Author: Gustave Doré
Publisher:
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2020-10-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781592180813
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A beautiful restored collection of 100 full-page engravings from renowned artist, Gustave Doré. From the grand to the comic, to the horrible and the grotesque, the versatility and artistic genius of Gustave Doré continues to enthrall the hearts and minds of new fans around the world. This incredible Restored Special Edition of Doré's famed Bible Gallery includes: - 100 Crisp digitally re-scanned and enhanced images - The original type font - Classic page layouts - 8 1/2" x 11" printing - Bold new cover design - Contemporary preface - Biography of Gustave Doré Originally released in 1866, Doré's collection of stunning biblical imagery is an inspiring sight for fans of his work. His imaginative take on the classic stories of the Bible is rich with detail and personality. Readers should prepare to lose hours absorbing the seemingly infinite depth of detail contained within each masterpiece. Doré's technical brilliance shines in each of the 100 restored engravings printed in this Special Edition volume, each complete with period commentary explaining the characters and significance. -Select Engravings: - The Creation of Eve - The Tower of Bable - Samson Slaying the Lion - Solomon - Jesus fainting Under the Cross - Death on the Pale Horse - And many more... About the Artist: Master artist Gustave Dorè (1832-1883), known for the lavish illustrations in Dante's Inferno, Paradise Lost, and Don Quixote, depicts the classic stories of the Bible in his meticulous style. Dorè's mastery of human anatomy, background detail, shading, and layout are on full display in every lavish print. About the Publisher: The CGR Publishing Restoration Workshop uses a vast array of computers and digital scanners to restore, preserve, and enhance the classic works of writers and artists from the 19th century. Each new release includes display-quality covers, enlarged covers, and retro fonts. Select books include Dante's Inferno Retro Hell-Bound Edition, Gustave Dorè's London: A Pilgrimage, The Complete Book of Birds, A Life of George Westinghouse, The Clock Book: A Detailed Illustrated Collection of Classic Clocks, The Aeroplane Speaks, Dante's Purgatory and Paradise, and much more.