[Milton-L] Milton and Doré

[jonnyangel]

For some reason Dore is the most popular illustrator of PL, but I prefer
John Martin. 

So, my question is ­ where can you get all of the Martin illustrations in a
single book (for less than cost of a kidney)?


Many thanks, 

Jonny 








On 6/20/09 10:21 AM, "Angelica Duran" <duran0 at purdue.edu> wrote:

> Dear scholars,
> 
> I have been stymied in a search for the first French translation of Paradise
> Lost that contains the illustrations by Gustave Doré.  When I type in a
> variety of combinations of likely keywords in WorldCat ‹ ³Gustave Doré² (with
> and without accent); ³John Milton² or ³Paradise Lost² or ³paradise perdu²;
> Limit language to ³French² -- I come up only with a short film.
> 
> I am puzzled because I could easily find early French translations of Dante¹s
> Inferno, etc., with Doré¹s illustrations.
> 
> Could someone direct me to a bibliography of English works translated to
> French in the late 19th century (Doré¹s produced his illustrations in the
> 1860s) where I could search for such a publication, or advise me how to find
> the first French translation of Paradise Lost that contains Doré¹s
> illustrations?  
> 
> Many thanks in advance.
> 
> Adios,
> Angelica Duran
> Associate Professor, English and Comparative Literature
> Director, Religious Studies
> Purdue University
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