Spiritual history : a reading of William Blake's Vala, or The four Zoas / Andrew Lincoln.
Spiritual history : a reading of William Blake's Vala, or The four Zoas / Andrew Lincoln.
Spiritual history : a reading of William Blake's Vala, or The four Zoas / Andrew Lincoln.
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Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford Unuversity Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
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N821.7/B636/31
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English
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xvi, 322 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. The Copperplate Text. 1. A History of the Cosmos -- Pt. II. A Dream of Nine Nights. 2. Breaking the Bounds of Destiny. 3. A Vision of Progress. 4. The Progress of Prophecy. 5. The Progress of Reason. 6. The Human Abstract. 7. The Progress of Empire. 8. The Last Judgement -- Pt. III. The Major...
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Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford Unuversity Press, 1995.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
William Blake's The Four Zoas is one of the most challenging poems in the English language, and one of the least read of the major poetic narratives of the Romantic period.
Spiritual History presents a much-needed introduction to The Four Zoas, a guide which will also be of great interest to those already familiar with the poem. This is the first full-length study to examine in detail Blake's numerous manuscript revisions. It offers a staged reading, one that moves, as Blake himself moved, from simpler to more complex...
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Spiritual history : a reading of William Blake's Vala, or The four Zoas / Andrew Lincoln.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-309) and index.
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N821.7/B636/31
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0198183143 (acid-free paper)
9780198183143 (acid-free paper)
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821.7
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991004886319702626
