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Blake and Antiquity

By Kathleen Raine

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780691252117
DOI
10.1515/9780691252117
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12643468 bytes)
Series
The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts; 35
Pages
182\182
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-11-01 08:26:55

Description

The classic book on William Blake as prophet of the New Age William 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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