| Author |
Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909 |
| LoC No. |
07010029
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| Title |
William Blake: A Critical Essay
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 59.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)
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| Summary |
"William Blake: A Critical Essay" by Algernon Charles Swinburne is a literary critique written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a comprehensive examination of the life and works of the visionary poet and artist William Blake, highlighting his unique contributions to art and literature. The author draws on Blake’s lesser-known designs and poems to illuminate the depth of his genius and the challenges he faced in gaining recognition during his lifetime. The opening of the essay introduces Blake’s life and legacy, emphasizing his struggle against conventional expectations of art and poetry. Swinburne paints a vivid picture of Blake as a passionate and unconventional figure whose ideas were often ahead of his time. He reflects on Blake’s deep and sometimes chaotic spirituality, his revolutionary artistic expressions, and the complex relationships he maintained with other artists and critics of his era. The narrative sets the stage for a deeper exploration of Blake’s lyrical and prophetic writings, indicating that there is much more to his work than a surface-level interpretation might suggest. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
ND: Fine Arts: Painting
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| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography
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| Subject |
Poets, English -- 18th century -- Biography
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| Subject |
Artists -- England -- Biography
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| Subject |
Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| Subject |
Art and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century
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| Subject |
Art and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
35995 |
| Release Date |
May 2, 2011 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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