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Blake, Myth, and Enlightenment: The Politics of Apotheosis

Fallon, David (2017) Blake, Myth, and Enlightenment: The Politics of Apotheosis. Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 9781137390356

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Abstract

This book provides compelling new readings of William Blake’s poetry and art, including the first sustained account of his visionary paintings of Pitt and Nelson. It focuses on the recurrent motif of apotheosis, both as a figure of political authority to be demystified but also as an image of utopian possibility. It reevaluates Blake’s relationship to Enlightenment thought, myth, religion, and politics, from The French Revolution to Jerusalem and The Laocoön. The book combines careful attention to cultural and historical contexts with close readings of the texts and designs, providing an innovative account of Blake’s creative transformations of Enlightenment, classical, and Christian thought.

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Additional Information: 10.1057/978-1-137-39035-6
Depositing User: Barry Hall

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Item ID: 7033
ISBN: 9781137390356
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/7033
Official URL: http://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137390349#abou...

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Date Deposited: 15 Mar 2017 11:10
Last Modified: 26 May 2021 14:50

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Author: David Fallon

University Divisions

Faculty of Education and Society

Subjects

Culture > English Language and Literature

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