Visionary Materialism in the Early Works of William Blake
Incorporating the most recent discoveries concerning Blake's heritage and cultural context, Visionary Materialism in the Early Works of William Blake: The Intersection of Enthusiasm and Empiricism proposes a radical new reading of his early works, that sees them taking enlightenment ideas to heights never dreamed of by Locke and Priestley. Drawing on a careful analysis of key figures from both sides of the enlightenment/counter-enlightenment divide (including Boehme, Swedenborg, the Moravians, Lavater, Brothers, Erasmus Darwin), the discussion traces an alternative tradition that disrupts previous assumptions about important aspects of Blake's thought.
| Autor: | Green, M. |
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| ISBN: | 9781403942319 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Springer Nature EN |
| Veröffentlicht: | 23.03.2005 |
| Untertitel: | The Intersection of Enthusiasm and Empiricism |
| Schlagworte: | B British and Irish Literature British literature Cultural Studies Cultural Theory Culture—Study and teaching Early Modern/Renaissance Literature Early Modern and Renaissance Literature European Literature Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: general Literary studies: poetry & poets Literary theory Literature, Modern Literature, Modern—19th century Literature—Philosophy Nineteenth-Century Literature Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection Poetry Poetry and Poetics |
Matthew J.A. Green is Associate Professor of English at the University of Nottingham.