Spiritual History: A Reading of William Blake's Vala or The Four Zoas

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William Blake's The Four Zoas is one of the most challenging poems in the English language, and one of the most profound. It is also one of the least read of the major poetic narratives of the Romantic period. Spiritual History presents a much-needed introduction to the poem, but it will also be of great interest to those already familiar with it. The first full-length study to examine in detail Blake's numerous manuscript revisions of the poem, Spiritual History shows this much misunderstood poem to be the most extraordinary product of the eighteenth-century tradition of philosophical history. 1 Title Pages Andrew Lincoln Title Pages (p.i) Spiritual History (p.iii) Spiritual History Title Pages 2 Dedication Andrew Lincoln Dedication 3 (p.v) Preface Andrew Lincoln (p.v) Preface (p.v) Preface (p.v) Preface (p.v) Preface (p.v) Preface (p.v) Preface (p.v) Preface (p.v) Preface Notes: (p.v) Preface 4 (p.xvii) Abbreviations Andrew Lincoln (p.xvii) Abbreviations 5 (p.xviii) A Note on Texts Andrew Lincoln (p.xviii) A Note on Texts (p.xviii) A Note on Texts 6 Introduction Andrew Lincoln Introduction Andrew Lincoln Abstract and Keywords Introduction New Views of History Introduction Introduction Introduction The Passions Introduction Introduction (p.9) History and Myth Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Towards Vala Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Creation and Providence Introduction Introduction (p.27) Towards a National Epic Introduction Notes: Introduction Introduction Introduction 7 A History of the Cosmos Andrew Lincoln A History of the Cosmos Andrew Lincoln Abstract and Keywords The Copperplate Text A History of the Cosmos A Universal History A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos Night Thoughts A History of the Cosmos Religion and Progress A History of the Cosmos Imagining Creation A History of the Cosmos (p.39) In the Realm of Tharmas A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos Imagining the Fall A History of the Cosmos The Advent of Reason A History of the Cosmos (p.47) Suffering A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos Converging Perspectives A History of the Cosmos Creation As Design A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos Nature and Energy A History of the Cosmos The Golden World Love and Pity A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos Flexible Senses A History of the Cosmos Visions of Futurity A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos Notes: A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos A History of the Cosmos 8 Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Andrew Lincoln Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Andrew Lincoln Abstract and Keywords Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Tharmas and His Spectre Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Los and Enitharmon Reconsidered Breaking the Bounds of Destiny The Birth of Anarchy Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Body and Spirit Breaking the Bounds of Destiny The Separation of Urizen and Ahania The Emergence of Pure Knowledge Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Breaking the Bounds of Destiny The Casting-out of Ahania Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Breaking the Bounds of Destiny Notes: Breaking the Bounds of Destiny 9 A Vision of Progress Andrew Lincoln A Vision of Progress Andrew Lincoln Abstract and Keywords The First Principle of Unbelief A Vision of Progress A Vision of Progress (p.91) The Biblical Pattern (p.92) Beyond the Bounds of Destiny A Vision of Progress A Vision of Progress (p.94) A New Limit Images of Life, Death, and Immortality A Vision of Progress Towards a Vision of Progress A Vision of Progress A Vision of Progress The Spectre as Prophet of Progress A Vision of Progress A Vision of Progress A Vision of Progress Reconstruction A Vision of Progress (p.105) Time and Energy A Vision of Progress A Vision of Progress A Vision of Progress Notes: A Vision of Progress 10 The Progress of Prophecy Andrew Lincoln The Progress of Prophecy Andrew Lincoln Abstract and Keywords Visions of Energy The Progress of Prophecy Fixed Space The Progress of Prophecy Immortal Harps and Horrid Trumpets The Progress of Prophecy The Progress of Prophecy The Progress of Prophecy The Birth of Desire The Progress of Prophecy The Progress of Prophecy The Progress of Prophecy All the Sorrow Parents Feel The Progress of Prophecy The Natural History of Desire The Progress of Prophecy The Progress of Prophecy Notes: The Progress of Prophecy 11 The Progress of Reason Andrew Lincoln The Progress of Reason Andrew Lincoln Abstract and Keywords The Gates of Hell The Progress of Reason The Progress of Reason A Journey Through Chaos The Progress of Reason Urizen as Explorer The Progress of Reason The Progress of Reason The Ruined World The Progress of Reason The Progress of Reason In the Dark Vacuity The Progress of Reason The Progress of Reason The Progress of Reason The Progress of Reason An Apocalyptic Confrontation The Progress of Reason Notes: The Progress of Reason 12 The Human Abstract Andrew Lincoln The Human Abstract Andrew Lincoln Abstract and Keywords The Human Abstract The Human Abstract The Human Abstract Love and Justice The Human Abstract The Human Abstract Dividing the Spirit The Human Abstract The Human Abstract The Human Abstract Prophecy In the Age of Reason The Human Abstract Beneath the Tree of Mystery The Human Abstract The Poison of Sweet Love The Human Abstract The Human Abstract The Human Abstract Notes: The Human Abstract The Human Abstract 13 The Progress of Empire Andrew Lincoln The Progress of Empire Andrew Lincoln Abstract and Keywords The Progress of Empire War and Civil Society The Progress of Empire Internal Conflict The Progress of Empire Growth and Decline The Progress of Empire Vala The Progress of Empire The Seduction of Orc The Progress of Empire The Progress of Empire Universal Empire The Progress of Empire The Progress of Empire The Seduction of Tharmas The Progress of Empire The Progress of Empire Universal Conflict The Progress of Empire The Seduction of Urizen The Progress of Empire The Progress of Empire The Progress of Empire New Hope The Progress of Empire The Progress of Empire The Circular Journey The Progress of Empire Notes: The Progress of Empire 14 The Last Judgement Andrew Lincoln The Last Judgement Andrew Lincoln Abstract and Keywords An Agrarian Vision The Last Judgement The Last Judgement The Last Judgement Rejecting Error The Last Judgement The Last Judgement Awakening The Last Judgement The Last Judgement (p.196) A Seasonal Pattern The Last Judgement The Last Judgement The Noise of Rural Work The Last Judgement The Last Judgement Organizing Innocence The Place of Seed The Last Judgement The Last Judgement The Last Judgement The Last Judgement The Last Judgement The Last Judgement Towards a Universal Community The Last Judgement The Last Judgement Brotherhood The Last Judgement Threshing and Winnowing The Last Judgement The Vintage The Last Judgement The Last Judgement Urthona The Last Judgement The Last Judgement The Last Judgement Notes: The Last Judgement The Last Judgement 15 A Christian Vision Andrew Lincoln A Christian Vision Andrew Lincoln Abstract and Keywords A Christian Vision Preliminaries A History of Christianity A Christian Vision A Christian Vision The Merciful Error A Christian Vision (p.229) Eden A Christian Vision Eternal Brotherhood Beulah A Christian Vision A Christian Vision A Christian Vision Announcing the Theme A Christian Vision A Christian Vision Giving Error its Form From Eden to the Circle of Destiny A Christian Vision Visions of Beulah A Christian Vision Pre-existence A Christian Vision A Christian Vision A Christian Vision An Unseen Presence A Christian Vision Defining the Limits of Error A Christian Vision A Christian Vision A Christian Vision The Limits A Christian Vision (p.251) The Vision of Jesus Preparing for Jesus A Christian Vision The Spectre As Prophet A Christian Vision Golgonooza Revisited A Christian Vision A Christian Vision Clothing Inwardly: Art as Initiation A Christian Vision Clothing Outwardly: Nature Regenerated A Christian Vision (p.260) Rebirth A Christian Vision A Christian Vision (p.262) Jerusalem A Christian Vision A Christian Vision Towards State Religion Satan A Christian Vision A Christian Vision The Dark Satanic Body A Christian Vision A Christian Vision At the Tomb A Christian Vision A Christian Vision A Christian Vision A Christian Vision The Last Judgement Revisited A Christian Vision (p.277) Jerusalem and the Lamb A Christian Vision The Son of Man A Christian Vision Notes: A Christian Vision A Christian Vision A Christian Vision 16 Buried Beneath the Ruins Andrew Lincoln Buried Beneath the Ruins Andrew Lincoln Abstract and Keywords Towards Milton and Jerusalem Buried Beneath the Ruins Forms of History Buried Beneath the Ruins Buried Beneath the Ruins Buried Beneath the Ruins Buried Beneath the Ruins A Ruinous Tradition Buried Beneath the Ruins Notes: 17 (p.291) Appendix 1: A Note on the Illustrations Andrew Lincoln (p.291) Appendix 1: A Note on the Illustrations (p.291) Appendix 1: A Note on the Illustrations Notes: 18 (p.293) Appendix 2: Interim Revisions Andrew Lincoln (p.293) Appendix 2: Interim Revisions (p.293) Appendix 2: Interim Revisions (p.293) Appendix 2: Interim Revisions Notes: 19 (p.296) Appendix 3: The Gardens of Vala Andrew Lincoln (p.296) Appendix 3: The Gardens of Vala (p.296) Appendix 3: The Gardens of Vala Notes: 20 (p.297) Appendix 4: Two Textual Problems Andrew Lincoln (p.297) Appendix 4: Two Textual Problems (p.297) Appendix 4: Two Textual Problems Notes: 21 (p.299) Select Bibliography Andrew Lincoln (p.299) Select Bibliography Editions of Blake (p.299) Select Bibliography Primary Sources (p.299) Select Bibliography (p.299) Select Bibliography (p.299) Select Bibliography (p.299) Select Bibliography (p.299) Select Bibliography Secondary Sources (p.299) Select Bibliography (p.299) Select Bibliography (p.299) Select Bibliography (p.299) Select Bibliography (p.299) Select Bibliography (p.299) Select Bibliography (p.299) Select Bibliography 22 (p.311) Index 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