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Blake and Antiquity (The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, 11)

By Kathleen Raine

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2023
ISBN
0691252106, 9780691252100
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4531078 bytes)
Pages
184\0
Time added
2024-03-28 19:29:11

Description

The classic book on William Blake as prophet of the New AgeWilliam Blake (1757–1827) inhabited a remarkable inner world, one that he brought vividly to life in his poetry, painting, and printmaking. Blake and Antiquity situates this brilliant and enigmatic artist within the Western esoteric canon, revealing his indebtedness to Neoplatonism, the Gnostics, alchemy, and astrology. In this book, Kathleen Raine demonstrates how Blake rejected conventional orthodoxy and went in search among the occult traditions of antiquity for symbols that might expand the mind’s awareness into a spiritual state where space, time, and even death are transcended.

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