The Cambridge Companion to William Blake.pdf

The panion to William Blake
Poet, painter, and engraver William Blake died in 1827 in obscure poverty with
few admirers. The attention paid today to his remarkable poems, prints, and
paintings would have astonished his contemporaries. Admired for his defiant,
promising creativity, he has e one of the most anthologized and
studied writers in English and one of the most studied and collected British
artists. His urge to cast words and images into masterpieces of revelation has
left us plex, forceful, extravagant, sometimes bizarre works of written
and visual art that rank among the greatest challenges to plain understanding
ever created. panion aims to provide guidance to Blake’s work in
fresh and readable introductions: biographical, literary, art historical, political,
religious, and bibliographical. Together with a chronology, guides to further
reading, and a glossary of terms, they identify the key points of departure into
Blake’s multifarious world and work.
THE CAMBRIDGE
COMPANION TO
WILLIAM BLAKE
EDITED BY
MORRIS EAVES
Department of English
University of Rochester
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