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Doré's Illustrations for "Idylls of the King" (eBook)

Doré's Illustrations for "Idylls of the King" (eBook)

By: Gustave Doré

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Like his contemporary, the English poet laureate Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Gustave Doré (1832–83) was highly regarded for his mastery of technique. One of the most prolific and successful book illustrators of the late nineteenth century, he provided a wealth of hauntingly beautiful illustrations for the first four parts of Idylls of the King, Tennyson's classic poetic treatment of the Arthurian legends. This volume contains meticulous reproductions of all 36 plates from rare English editions published in 1867–69.
Like many of his other works, Doré's illustrations for the Idylls possess great drama, detail, and power, overlaid with a melancholy, otherworldly mood. His masterly technique is abundantly evident in splendid, idealized scenes illustrating the romantic involvements of four lovely ladies: "the fair Elaine," much enamored of Lancelot; Guinevere, Arthur's perfidious queen; Enid, the wife of Geraint, one of Arthur's knights; and the "wily Vivien," a scheming beauty who attempts to seduce the wizard Merlin.
Accompanied by synopses and appropriate quotations from Tennyson's poem, Doré's illustrations bring these marvelous legends to vivid life.

Reprint of all 36 plates from Enid, Elaine, Vivien and Guinevere, published by Edward Moxon and Co., London, 1867–69.
AvailabilityInstant
ISBN 100486137961
ISBN 139780486137964
Author/EditorGustave Doré
FormateBook
Page Count80
Dimensions9 x 12

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