William Blake and the Myths of Britain (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333738962)

William Blake and the Myths of Britain is the first full-length study of Blake's use of British mythology and history. From Atlantis to the Deists of the Napoleonic Wars, this book addresses why the eighteenth century saw a revival of interest in the legends of the British Isles and how Blake applied these in his extraordinary prophetic histories of the giant Albion, revitalising myths of the Druids and Joseph of Arimathea bringing Christ to Albion.

Author: J. Whittaker
ISBN-10: 0333738969
ISBN-13: 9780333738962
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 06/03/1999
Pages: 215
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d