Visionary Materialism in the Early Works of William Blake

The Intersection of Enthusiasm and Empiricism

AvM. Green

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2005-01-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt:314 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:218
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349521203

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Mer om författaren

Matthew J.A. Green is Associate Professor of English at the University of Nottingham.

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'This work can serve as an excellent resource for scholars interested in Blake's materialism, and it also demonstrates the necessity of value of conjectural leaps in humanities research.' - Marcel O'Gorman, Romanticism

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Acknowledgements- A Note on Texts and Illustrations Introduction: Blake and his Traditions PART 1: EXPERIENCES OF EMPIRICISM Blake and Locke: Friendship and Enmity Closet and Cavern Priestley and the Material Soul PART 2: THE TREE OF MYSTERY Obscurity and the Sublime Infinity: Causes and Consequences The Corporealisation of Thought 'Surgeing Sulphureous Fluid': The Case of Urizen PART 3: RIGHT REASON AND 'SENSE SUPERNATURAL' 'Where Else is Heaven': The Ranting Impulse and Inner Light The Spiritual Substance The Abyssal Eye PART 4: THE OPENING EYE 'He Conversed with Angels' Divine Vision as Political Force PART 5: THE ARK OF GOD 'What is Man!' The First Principle Perception, Liberty and Organic Light The Bounding Line Outlining the Vessels of Eternity PART 6: THE SUBLIME ACT Incarnations and Inheritance Index