Constructive Vision and Visionary Deconstruction: Loss, Eternity and the Productions of Time in the Later Poetry of William Blake
Author(s)
Otto, Peter
Otto, Peter
Focusing on the tension in Blake's poetry between doubt and belief, this book offers a new account of the way Blake's major prophecies work and of the strategies they employ. Offering a radically new reading of Milton and Jerusalem, Otto argues that the autonomous, world-forming imagination is subject to visionary deconstruction. He demonstrates that rather than subordinating existence to perception, the poems attempt to induce their readers to action.
Keywords
English Poetry - 18th Century - Literary Criticism, Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous
English Poetry - 18th Century - Literary Criticism, Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous
| Name in long format: | Constructive Vision and Visionary Deconstruction: Loss, Eternity and the Productions of Time in the Later Poetry of William Blake |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198117515 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780198117513 |
| Book pages: | 256 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Clarendon Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 8.75 Inches, Length: 5.75 Inches, Weight: 1.04278649926 Pounds, Width: 0.75 Inches |
