The Life of William Blake
One of the greatest Victorian-era biographies, Alexander Gilchrist's The Life of William Blake plays a key role in the history of Blake's work and its influence on other writers and artists. The first standard text on Blake and a cornerstone of the extensive scholarship on his life and work, it not only delivered its subject from unjust obscurity but also dispelled the notion of Blake's insanity and established his genius as a visionary artist and poet.Sensitive, highly readable accounts trace Blake's childhood and years as an engraver's apprentice, his relations with patrons and employers, his trial for treason, and his declining health and…
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- ISBN: 978-0-486-14392-7
- EAN: 0800759143924
- Produktnummer: 22982765
- Verlag: Guilford Publications
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 640 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 34'831 KB
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A seminal figure in both the literature and the visual arts of the Romantic age, William Blake (1757-1827) dwelt his entire life in London, where he made his living as an engraver. The visionary poet and painter, whose art was misunderstood and overlooked during his lifetime, created intensely spiritual works informed by his strong philosophical and religious beliefs.
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