A guide to the cosmology of William Blake

Title
  1. A guide to the cosmology of William Blake / Kathryn S. Freeman.
Published by
  1. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
  2. ©2017
Author
  1. Freeman, Kathryn S., 1958-

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Description
  1. x, 240 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. It is not surprising that visitors to Blake's cosmology - the most elaborate in the history of British text and design - often demand a map in the form of a reference book. The entries in this volume benefit from the wide range of historical information made available in recent decades regarding the relationship between Blake's text and design and his biographical, political, social, and religious contexts. Of particular importance, the entries take account of the re-interpretations of Blake with respect to race, gender, and empire in scholarship influenced by the groundbreaking theories that have arisen since the first half of the twentieth century. The intricate fluidity of Blake's anti-Newtonian universe eludes the fixity of definitions and schema. Central to this guide to Blake's work and ideas is Kathryn S. Freeman's acknowledgment of the paradox of providing orientation in Blake's universe without disrupting its inherent disorientation of the traditions whereby readers still come to it. In this innovative work, Freeman aligns herself with Blake's demand that we play an active role in challenging our own readerly habits of passivity as we experience his created and corporeal worlds.
Subject
  1. Blake, William, 1757-1827 > Philosophy
  2. Blake, William, 1757-1827
  3. Cosmology in literature
  4. Philosophy
  5. Kosmologie
Call number
  1. JFE 17-4657
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Freeman, Kathryn S., 1958- author.
Title
  1. A guide to the cosmology of William Blake / Kathryn S. Freeman.
Publisher
  1. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.
Copyright date
  1. ©2017
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN
  1. 2016032725
Other standard identifier
  1. 40026792299
ISBN
  1. 9781472467126 hardcover
  2. 1472467124 hardcover
Research call number
  1. JFE 17-4657
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