William Blake as Natural Philosopher, 1788-1795

by Joseph Fletcher

William Blake as Natural Philosopher, 1788-1795 takes seriously William Blake's wish to be read as a natural philosopher, particularly in his early works, and illuminates the way that poetry and visual art were for Blake an imaginative way of philosophizing. Blake's poetry and designs reveal a consistent preoccupation with eighteenth-century natural philosophical debates concerning the properties of the physical world, the nature of the soul, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785279513
• ISBN13: 9781785279515
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"