Illustration of "Don Quixote" Complete Collection

Author: Miguel de Cervantes (Spain) / Gustave Doré (France) Illustrations / Liu Xungang Adaptation
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The complete set of engravings for Don Quixote by Doré, including 120 full-page metal engravings and 259 small woodcuts. Illustrated Don Quixote (published by East China Normal University Press) is the complete version of Doré's illustrated Don Quixote. With its bizarre and humorous illustrations, concise and coherent plot summary, it vividly recreates the unique image of Don Quixote, allowing readers to glimpse the full essence of the original work.
—If there is any essential work to read in life, it is Don Quixote. Not only is the story told wonderfully and brilliantly, but the language is also simple and pure.
—Nigerian renowned writer Wole Soyinka, in all the famous literary works in Europe, combines serious absurdity, tragic and comic elements, the trivial and vulgar of life with greatness and beauty so perfectly that such an example is only seen in Don Quixote.
—Russian renowned literary critic Vladimir Nabokov
This book is the complete version of Don Quixote illustrated by the genius painter Doré. Don Quixote is one of the most famous literary figures in history, this lean knight who fights injustice has become an integral part of the history of world literature. The most famous illustrator of the 19th century, Doré, with his magnificent style of "floating in a dream," elevated the image of Don Quixote to an unattainable peak in the field of illustration. With its bizarre and humorous illustrations, concise and coherent plot summary, it vividly recreates the unique image of Don Quixote, allowing readers to glimpse the full essence of the original work. Don Quixote is the masterpiece of the great Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, as well as a world-renowned classic, and a milestone in the history of European novel development. On one hand, it criticizes and exposes the ugly phenomena of society; on the other hand, it praises the virtues of fighting injustice, rewarding the virtuous, and helping the poor and weak. All of these are shared emotions of humanity, transcending time and space, and holding eternal value for every era and every nation. Four centuries later, it still moves every reader. Although there are countless illustrations of Don Quixote, until today, what leaves the deepest impression is still the work of the French illustrator Doré. To illustrate Don Quixote, Doré spent a lot of time traveling to various parts of Spain, which allowed him to perfectly combine his unique artistic talent, magnificent background design, and the local customs and culture of Spain. The complete set of engravings for Don Quixote by Doré includes 120 full-page metal engravings and 259 small woodcuts. This book is the complete version of Doré's illustrated Don Quixote. It can be said that the bittersweet idealism of Don Quixote can only be matched by Doré's magnificent style of "floating in a dream." Only Doré could express the underlying weariness and sorrow beneath the surface absurdity and humor of Don Quixote.