Life of William Blake (eBook)

Alexander Gilchrist (Autor)

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2017
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-14392-7 (ISBN)

Infos

First full-length biography (1863) covers Blake's childhood, student years, trial for treason, "madness," neglect by the public, untimely death. Insightful commentary on the poet's works plus 40 of his illustrations.

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One of the greatest Victorian-era biographies, Alexander Gilchrist's The Life of William Blake plays a key role in the history of Blake's work and its influence on other writers and artists. The first standard text on Blake and a cornerstone of the extensive scholarship on his life and work, it not only delivered its subject from unjust obscurity but also dispelled the notion of Blake's insanity and established his genius as a visionary artist and poet.Sensitive, highly readable accounts trace Blake's childhood and years as an engraver's apprentice, his relations with patrons and employers, his trial for treason, and his declining health and untimely death. The author's wide-ranging research includes interviews with many of Blake's surviving friends, whose personal recollections add warmth and immediacy to this portrait. Extensive quotes from the subject's poetry and prose — practically unknown at the time of the original 1863 publication — further enliven the text. In addition to a critical commentary on Blake's boyhood poems, this transformative biography features more than 40 of his illustrations.

Autor

A seminal figure in both the literature and the visual arts of the Romantic age, William Blake (1757–1827) dwelt his entire life in London, where he made his living as an engraver. The visionary poet and painter, whose art was misunderstood and overlooked during his lifetime, created intensely spiritual works informed by his strong philosophical and religious beliefs.

Inhalt

CHAPTER I PRELIMINARYCHAPTER II CHILDHOOD. 1757-71.CHAPTER III ENGRAVER'S APPRENTICE. 1771-78.CHAPTER IV A BOY'S POEMS. 1768-77.CHAPTER V STUDENT AND LOVER. 1778-82.CHAPTER VI INTRODUCTION TO THE POLITE WORLD. 1782.84.CHAPTER VII STRUGGLE AND SORROW. 1782-87.CHAPTER VIII MEDITATION : NOTES ON LAVATER. 1788.CHAPTER IX POEMS OF MANHOOD. 1788-89.CHAPTER X BOOKS OF PROPHECY. 1789-90.CHAPTER XI BOOKSELLER JOHNSON'S. 1791-92."CHAPTER XII THE GATES OF PARADISE, "AMERICA," ETC. 1793.""CHAPTER XIII THE "SONGS OF EXPERIENCE." 1794."CHAPTER XIV PRODUCTIVE YEARS. 1794-95. CHAPTER XV AT WORK FOR THE PUBLISHERS. 1795-99.CHAPTER XVI A NEW LIFE. 1799-1800.CHAPTER XVII POET HAYLEY AND FELPHAM. 1800-1.CHAPTER XVIII WORKING HOURS. 1801-3.CHAPTER XIX TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON. 1803-4.CHAPTER XX ADIEU TO FELPHAM. 1804.CHAPTER XXI SOUTH MOLTON STREET. 1804.CHAPTER XXII A KEEN EMPLOYER. 1805-7.CHAPTER XXIII GLEAMS OF PATRONAGE. 1806-8."CHAPTER XXIV THE DESIGNS TO "BLAIR." 1804-8."CHAPTER XXV APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC. 1808-10.CHAPTER XXVI ENGRAVER CROMEK. 1807.12.CHAPTER XXVII YEARS OF DEEPENING NEGLECT. 1810-17.CHAPTER XXVIII JOHN VARLEY AND THE VISIONARY HEADS. 1818-20.CHAPTER XXIX OPINIONS : NOTES ON REYNOLDS. 1820.CHAPTER XXX DESIGNS TO PHILLIPS' PASTORALS. 1820-21.CHAPTER XXXI FOUNTAIN COURT. 1821-25."CHAPTER XXXII "INVENTIONS TO THE BOOK OF JOB." 1823-25."CHAPTER XXXIII HAMPSTEAD : AND YOUTHFUL DISCIPLES. 1825-27.CHAPTER XXXIV PERSONAL DETAILS.CHAPTER XXXV MAD OR NOT MAD?CHAPTER XXXVI DECLINIGN HEALTH : DESIGNS TO DANTE. 1824-27.CHAPTER XXXVII LAST DAYS. 1827.CHAPTER XXXVIII POSTHUMOUS. 1827-31CHAPTER XXXIX   SUPPLEMENTARY  THE COLOUR PRINTS  ANNOTATED LIST OF BLAKE'S PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND ENGRAVINGS  BLAKE'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE  INDEX

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.5.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Schlagworte: Angel • Blake • English • illuminated manuscript • Manuscript • Poet • Poetry • printmaker • Romantic Age • Songs of Innocence • Tiger • tiger tiger burning bright • Uriel • urizen
• ISBN-10: 0-486-14392-9 / 0486143929
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-14392-7 / 9780486143927