Reading William Blake

by Saree Makdisi

Book Overview

William Blake (1757?1827) is one of the most original and influential figures of the Romantic Age, known for his work as an artist, poet and printmaker. Grounding his ideas both in close reading and in the latest scholarship, Saree Makdisi offers an exciting and imaginative approach to reading Blake. By exploring some of the most important themes in Blake's work and connecting them to particular plates from Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Makdisi...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521128412
• ISBN13: 9780521128414
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"