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.
| ISBN: | 9781316508107 |
| Publication date: | 20th January 2022 |
| Author: | Sarah University of Cambridge Haggarty |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 393 pages |
| Series: | Literature in Context |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: poetry and poets Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Literary reference works |