Blake and the Bible

by Christopher C. Rowland

The Bible was crucial for William Blake and for his poetic genius, whether as an object of criticism or as an inspiration. This book--the first substantial study of the topic in sixty years--locates Blake within the broad spectrum of Christian biblical interpretation and explores the ways in which Blake engaged with the Bible. Christopher Rowland argues that Blake's approach to the Bible was broadly consistent, even though he underwent something of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300112602
• ISBN13: 9780300112603
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"