Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Famously, Blake believed that 'without contraries' there could be no 'progression'. Conflict was integral to his artistic vision, and his style, but it had more to do with critical engagement than any urge to victory. The essays in this volume look at conflict as it marked Blake's thinking on politics, religion and the visual arts.
Synopsis
Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction; J.Mee and S.Haggarty Blake and the Ontology of Empire; S.Makdisi 'A wise tale of the Mahometans': Blake and Islam, 1819-26; A.Whitehead Blake, the Female Prophet, and the American Agent: The Evidence of the 1789 Swedenborg Conference Attendance List; D.Worrall Impurity of Diction: The 'Harlots Curse' and Dirty Words; S.Matthews 'She cuts his heart out at his side': Blake, Christianity, and Political Virtue; D.Fallon From Donation to Demand? Almsgiving and the 'Annotations to Thornton'; S.Haggarty 'A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action': Mutuality, Converse, and Mental Fight; J.Mee Shadows in the Cave: Refocusing Vision in Blake's Creation Myth; S.Erle A Minute Skirmish: Blake, Hayley, and the Art of Miniature Painting; M.Crosby Blake and the Literary Galleries; L.Cal Blake's Poems on Art and Artists; M.D.Paley Index