Bound Volume Number
1
Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2015
Capstone Advisor
Prof. Romita Ray
Honors Reader
Prof. Lucy Mulroney
Capstone Major
Art and Music Histories
Capstone College
Arts and Science
Audio/Visual Component
no
Keywords
Illustration, fairy tales
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
no
Honors Categories
Social Sciences
Subject Categories
Book and Paper | French and Francophone Literature | Illustration
Abstract
Gustave Doré: artist, creator, dreamer. In 1862, Doré illustrated “Les Contes de Perrault,” an anthology of fairy tales by Charles Perrault including familiar stories like Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and Puss in Boots. Doré’s intricate engravings accompanying each story include picturesque landscapes, expansive forests, and grand cathedrals. In his time, Doré did not feel appreciated or understood by his contemporaries in France and he therefore reverted to the spaces of his childhood for inspiration. Returning to the multi-layered landscapes of the forest and the Gothic cathedral, he re-discovered the sublime and grotesque, enfolding them in turn into his illustrations for Perrault’s stories.
Recommended Citation
Breed, Stephanie, "Gustave Doré: The Magic Illustrations of Charles Perrault’s Contes de Fées" (2015). Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All. 819.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/819
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