Blake and Antiquity (The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts #11)
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 1978
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 182 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780691252117
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780691252100, 9780691018027, 9780691099439
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 10/17/23
- Copyrighted By:
- the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs, Philosophy
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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