William Blake in Context (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107144910)

William Blake, poet and artist, is a figure often understood to have 'created his own system'. Combining close readings and detailed analysis of a range of Blake's work, from lyrical songs to later myth, from writing to visual art, this collection of thirty-eight lively and authoritative essays examines what Blake had in common with his contemporaries, the writers who influenced him, and those he influenced in turn. Chapters from an international team of leading scholars also attend to his wider contexts: material, formal, cultural, and historical, to enrich our understanding of, and engagement with, Blake's work. Accessibly written, incisive, and informed by original research, William Blake in Context enables readers to appreciate Blake anew, from both within and outside of his own idiom.

Author: Sarah Haggarty
ISBN-10: 1107144914
ISBN-13: 9781107144910
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/14/2019
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.30h x 9.50w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2019