Organiz''d Innocence - The Story of Blake''s Prophetic Books

First published in 1956, this book has been described by the author as something of a biographical novel, somewhere between formal scholarly criticism and a more creative form of writing. It looks at the meaning of Blake's visions and how the troubles of his life affected his poems known as the prophetic books. It focuses on the story of the universal human spirit that these books present.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgement 1. Mr. and Mrs. Blake 2. Valla, or, the four Zoasm 3. Milton 4. Jerusalem; Bibliography; Appendix; Index

About the author

Margaret Rudd

Summary

First published in 1956, this book has been described by the author as something of a biographical novel, somewhere between formal scholarly criticism and a more creative form of writing. It looks at the meaning of Blake’s visions and how the troubles of his life affected his poems known as the prophetic books. It focuses on the story of the universal human spirit that these books present.

Product details

• Authors: Rudd Margaret, Rudd E Margaret, Rudd E. Margaret, Margaret Rudd
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9781138939165
• ISBN: 978-1-138-93916-5
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: William Blake; Routledge Library Editions: William Blake
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: poetry and poets, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form