William Blake : a literary life / John Beer.
William Blake : a literary life / John Beer.
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Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N821.7/81
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Language
English
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p. cm.
Contents
1. Rescuing the human spirit -- 2. Traces of tradition? -- 3. Through satire to innocence -- 4. Love, marriage and sexual lore -- 5. Finding a voice for experience -- 6. The challenge of energy -- 7. Thinking allegorically, imaging symbolically -- 8. 'Vala' and the fate of narrative epic -- 9. 'A sl...
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Publisher
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"Was Blake mad or one of the sanest people of his time? Or is it better to think of him rather as a well-read, astute cockney visionary? In this new biographical study John Beer weighs the evidence, including new discoveries about his religious upbringing, and elucidates his best writings in an attempt to show why they still appeal to us two centur...
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William Blake : a literary life / John Beer.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N821.7/81
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74VK6624pelg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK6624pelg
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ISBN
9781403939548 (cased) :
1403939543 (cloth)
9781403939548 (hbk.) :
9781403939548 (hbk.)
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821.7
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991020826359702626
