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William Blake (Paperback, New Edition)
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William Blake (Paperback, New Edition)
Series: World of Art
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Loot Price R378
Discovery Miles 3 780
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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 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.
With 185 illustrations in colour
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