Brahma in the West :: William Blake and the Oriental renaissance /

"Examining William Blake's poetry in relation to the mythographic tradition of the eighteenth century and emphasizing the British discovery of Hindu literature, David Weir argues that Blake's mythic system springs from the same rich historical context that produced the Oriental renais...

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1. Verfasser: Weir, David, 1947 April 20-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2003.
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Zusammenfassung:"Examining William Blake's poetry in relation to the mythographic tradition of the eighteenth century and emphasizing the British discovery of Hindu literature, David Weir argues that Blake's mythic system springs from the same rich historical context that produced the Oriental renaissance. That context includes republican politics and dissenting theology - two interrelated developments that help elucidate many of the obscurities of Blake's poetry and explain much of its intellectual energy. Weir shows how Blake's poetic career underwent a profound development as a result of his exposure to Hindu mythology. By combining mythographic insight with republican politics and Protestant dissent, Blake devised a poetic system that opposed the powers of Church and King."--Jacket
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 170 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index.
ISBN:1417506911
9781417506910
0791458172
9780791458174

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