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In his brief and troubled life, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–49) was as haunted by tragedy and loss as he was plagued by poverty, illness, and alcoholism. Poe's personal misfortunes doubtless influenced the dark romanticism of his work. Obsessed with death, decay, and madness, he created compelling narratives of characters trapped in perverse situations. The profound influence of his stories and poetry extends not only to world literature but also to the visual arts. This outstanding collection, selected and edited by Jeff A. Menges, features scores of memorable moments from Poe's writings, recaptured in gripping images of eerie beauty by the author's most acclaimed interpreters.
More than 100 illustrations, reproduced in brilliant color and crisp black-and-white, include hard-to-find images from private collections as well as those from sought-after rare editions. Poe Illustrated features scenes from such popular tales as "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Gold-Bug," "The Black Cat," and "The Cask of Amontillado," as well as "The Bells" and other poems. Spanning a fifty-year period, they range from Édouard Manet's 1875 etchings for a French edition of "The Raven" to the 1935 illustrations by Arthur Rackham for "The Tell-Tale Heart" and other stories. Additional contributors include Arthur E. Becher, W. Heath Robinson, Byam Shaw, and Harry Clarke, among others. The editor provides an informative overview, as well as brief introductions to each of the artists, and captions for their images.
More than 100 illustrations, reproduced in brilliant color and crisp black-and-white, include hard-to-find images from private collections as well as those from sought-after rare editions. Poe Illustrated features scenes from such popular tales as "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Gold-Bug," "The Black Cat," and "The Cask of Amontillado," as well as "The Bells" and other poems. Spanning a fifty-year period, they range from Édouard Manet's 1875 etchings for a French edition of "The Raven" to the 1935 illustrations by Arthur Rackham for "The Tell-Tale Heart" and other stories. Additional contributors include Arthur E. Becher, W. Heath Robinson, Byam Shaw, and Harry Clarke, among others. The editor provides an informative overview, as well as brief introductions to each of the artists, and captions for their images.
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Poe Illustrated - Jeff A. Menges
DOVER BOOKS ON ART AND ART HISTORY
THE COMPLETE MASTERS OF THE POSTER
: ALL 256 COLOR PLATES FROM LES MAITRES DE L’AFFICHE
, Edited by Stanley Appelbaum. (0-486-26309-6)
AMERICAN DRAWINGS AND PRINTS: FROM BENJAMIN WEST TO EDWARD HOPPER, Edited by Evan Bates. (0-486-44834-7)
AN EDWARDIAN BESTIARY: 87 COLOR PLATES BY MAURICE & EDWARD J. DETMOLD, Maurice Detmold and Edward J. Detmold. Edited and with an Introduction by Jeff A. Menges. (0-486-46877-1)
THE DORÉ BIBLE ILLUSTRATIONS, Gustave Doré. (0-486-23004-X)
THE DORÉ ILLUSTRATIONS FOR DANTE’S DIVINE COMEDY, Gustave Doré. (0-486-23231-X)
THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER, Gustave Doré and S. T. Coleridge. (0-486-22305-1)
KIOWA AND PUEBLO ART: WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS BY NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS, Dover. (0-486-46441-5)
DULAC’S FAIRY TALE ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR, Edmund Dulac. Selected and Edited by Jeff A. Menges. (0-486-43669-1)
THE COMPLETE WOODCUTS OF ALBRECHT DÜRER, Albrecht Dürer. Edited by Dr. W. Kurth. (0-486-21097-9)
UNE SEMAINE DE BONTÉ: A SURREALISTIC Novel IN COLLAGE, Max Ernst. (0-486-23252-2)
ERTE’S THEATRICAL COSTUMES IN FULL COLOR, Erté. (0-486-23813-X)
FASHION DRAWINGS AND ILLUSTRATIONS FROM HARPER’S BAZAR
, Erté. *(0-486-23397-9)
GOBLE’S FAIRY TALE ILLUSTRATIONS: 86 FULL-COLOR PLATES, Warwick Goble. Selected and Edited by Jeff A. Menges. (0-486-46521-7)
GREAT ANIMAL DRAWINGS AND PRINTS, Edited by Carol Belanger Grafton. (0-486-44830-4)
GRAPHIC WORKS OF MAX KLINGER, Max Klinger. (0-486-23437-1)
JAPANESE WOODBLOCK FLOWER PRINTS, Tanigami Kônan. (0-486-46442-3)
101 GREAT SAMURAI PRINTS, Utagawa Kuniyoshi. (0-486-46523-3)
LEONARDO ON THE HUMAN BODY, Leonardo da Vinci. (0-486-24483-0)
THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI, Vol. 2, Leonardo da Vinci. (0-486-22573-9)
THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI, VoL. 1, Leonardo da Vinci. (0-486-22572-0)
THE CITY: A VISION IN WOODCUTS, Frans Masereel. (0-486-44731-6)
THE SUN, THE IDEA & STORY WITHOUT WORDS: THREE GRAPHIC NOVELS, Frans Masereel. With a New Introduction by David A. Beronä. (0-486-47169-1)
POE ILLUSTRATED, Selected and Edited by Jeff A. Menges. (0-486-45746-X)
ARABIAN NIGHTS ILLUSTRATED: ART OF DULAC, FOLKARD, PARRISH AND OTHERS, Selected and Edited by Jeff A. Menges. (0-486-46522-5)
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