DANTE’S HELL ENVISIONED BY GUSTAV DORÉ: AN OVERLOOKED OPENING TO MODERNITY
DANTE’S HELL ENVISIONED BY GUSTAV DORÉ: AN OVERLOOKED OPENING TO MODERNITY
Author(s): Ileana MarinSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Universitară & ADI Publication
Keywords: illustration; Divina Commedia; Pre-Raphaelite poetics; Frederic Leighton; Gustave Doré; Dante Alighieri; Cassell; Petter; and Galpin Press
Summary/Abstract: Published in numerous editions starting in 1814, Rev Francis Cary’s translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy had an impressive impact during the nineteenth century. It was not until it was illustrated by Gustav Doré in 1866, however, that Dante’s imagery opened a decisive path towards modernity. By reshaping specific medieval motifs, Doré’s vision of Dante’s Inferno gave them a new life in the visual arts. Doré thus acted as a middleman between Dante and Frederic Leighton, Edward Burne-Jones, and Gustav Klimt, to mention only a few of the modernists influenced by the Dante-Doré co-production.
Journal: International Journal of Cross-Cultural Studies and Environmental Communication
- Issue Year: 4/2015
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 17-30
- Page Count: 14