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William Blake

Prophet, poet, painter, engraver - William Blake (1757-1827) was an artist of uniquely powerful imagination and far-reaching creative gifts. His work expresses the spiritual drama of the English national being, integrating poetry and visual art in a sustained work of visionary creativity unparalleled in English art history. Revealing Blake to be far more than a revolutionary social radical, this classic study reshapes our understanding of the artist`s achievement. Kathleen Raine details the enriching effect of mystical, alchemical and gnostic philosophy on Blake`s art. She unravels the complex, deeply felt symbolism expressed in his paintings and prints, and describes the powerful impact of his reading of Dante, Milton and the Bible. Raine`s compelling and accessible text guides the reader through the life and thought of this extraordinary artist. Fully alive to the uniqueness of Blake`s art - which has `a reality, a coherence, a climate` all its own - she introduces famous work such as Jerusalem, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, The Four Zoas and The Book of Job, relating them to Blake`s world view and explaining their prophetic qualities, their fierce energy, and their central place in British Romantic art.

• Autor: Kathleen Raine
• Wydawnictwo: Thames and Hudson
• Rok wydania: 2019
• Okładka: miękka
• Liczba stron: 224
• Wymiary: 15.1 x 20.9 x 1.8 cm
• Ilustracje: 185 Illustrations, color
• Język: angielski
• ISBN: 9780500204573