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William Blake''s Epic - Imagination Unbound

English · Hardback

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First published in 1986, this book starts from the premise that Blake's poem Jerusalem is in effect his defence of human imagination. The author demonstrates how Blake interprets, modifies, and incorporates certain principles and their consequences to fashion an epic in which he opposes the prevailing aesthetic system and constructs his own.

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List of Illustrations; Prefatory Note 1. Prologue: Plato, Berkeley and Blake 2. Blake as Artist 3. Attacks upon Jerusalem 4. The Satanic Triumvirate 5. Defenders of Jerusalem 6. Encounters with the Enemy 7. Grim War Continues 8. Jerusalem Restored 9. Epilogue; Index


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Joanne Witke, Ph.D., English Language and Literature, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.

Summary

First published in 1986, this book starts from the premise that Blake’s poem Jerusalem is in effect his defence of human imagination. The author demonstrates how Blake interprets, modifies, and incorporates certain principles and their consequences to fashion an epic in which he opposes the prevailing aesthetic system and constructs his own.

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