Radical Blake: Influence and Afterlife from 1827

by S. Dent, J. Whittaker

Overview

Blake has maintained an enduring popularity amongst a large and diverse audience as a poet, artist and engraver. There are probably more artists, writers, filmmakers and composers working under the influence of Blake than any other figure from the Romantic era. Radical Blake traces his influence and afterlife across a range of major themes such as Metropolitan Blake, Blake and Nationalism, and Blake and Women.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333986455
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/02/2002
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	237
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

SHIRLEY DENT is Assistant Editor of the New Humanist magazine. She has also written for a variety of magazines and journals, including Spiked Online.

JASON WHITTAKER is Lecturer in English and Media at Falmouth College of Arts, Cornwall. His previous books include William Blake and the Myths of Britain.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Key to Abbreviations List of Illustrations Introduction: Radical Blake Visionary Blake Metropolitan Blake Blake and Nationalism Blake, Emancipation and America Blake and Women Blake and Blasphemy Hacking Blake Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index