Morris Eaves (ed.)

The Cambridge Companion to William Blake

Herausgeber: Eaves, Morris; Morris, Eaves

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Produktbeschreibung

Poet, painter, and engraver William Blake died in 1827 in obscurity. Yet he has become one of the most admired of English writers and artists. The essays in this Companion, together with a chronology, guides to further reading, and glossary of terms, guide students and scholars through Blake's multifarious world.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Companions to Literature
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9780521786775
• ISBN-10: 0521786770
• Artikelnr.: 22088256

Autorenporträt

Morris Eaves is Professor of English at the University of Rochester, New York and author of several books and articles on William Blake.

Inhaltsangabe

Chronology
1. Introduction Morris Eaves
Part I. Perspectives: 2. William Blake and his circle Aileen Ward
3. Illuminated printing Joseph Viscomi
4. Blake's language Susan Wolfson
5. Blake as painter David Bindman
6. The political aesthetic of the illuminated books Saree Makdisi
7. Blake and religion Robert Ryan
8. Blake's politics in history Jon Mee
9. Blake and Romanticism David Simpson
Part II. Blake's Works: 10. Blake's early works Nelson Hilton
11. From America to The Four Zoas Andrew Lincoln
12. Milton and its contexts, 1800-1810 Mary Lynn Johnson
13. Jerusalem and Blake's final works Robert N. Essick
Appendices
Guides to Further Reading
Glossary of terms, names, and concepts Alexander Gourlay.