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Although today William Blake (1757-1827) is recognised as a visionary poet and artist, at the time of his death he was unknown except for his presumed insanity. This highly influential two-volume biography by the barrister Alexander Gilchrist, first published in 1863 and reissued here in its second edition (1880), rescued William Blake from almost complete obscurity. The accepted interpretation of his madness was challenged and his creative talents were brought to the attention of Victorian society by the inclusion of selected writings and artistic works, nearly all previously unpublished. Volume 1 of Gilchrist's book is an account of William Blake's life, combining excerpts from his written works and paintings with detailed biographical information drawn from surviving letters and contemporary accounts.

Poets, English --- Artists --- Blake, William, --- Blake, W. --- Blake, William --- Blake, William, 1757-1827 --- Bleĭk, Uilʹi︠a︡m, --- בליק, ויליאם, --- בלייק, ויליאם,

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Prophecy in literature. --- Blake, William, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Blake, W. --- Blake, William --- Blake, William, 1757-1827 --- Bleĭk, Uilʹi︠a︡m, --- בליק, ויליאם, --- בלייק, ויליאם,

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This brilliant outline of Blake's thought and commentary on his poetry comes on the crest of the current interest in Blake, and carries us further towards an understanding of his work than any previous study. Here is a dear and complete solution to the riddles of the longer poems, the so-called "Prophecies," and a demonstration of Blake's insight that will amaze the modern reader. The first section of the book shows how Blake arrived at a theory of knowledge that was also, for him, a theory of religion, of human life and of art, and how this rigorously defined system of ideas found expression in the complicated but consistent symbolism of his poetry. The second and third parts, after indicating the relation of Blake to English literature and the intellectual atmosphere of his own time, explain the meaning of Blake's poems and the significance of their characters.

Blake, William --- Blake, William, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- -Criticism and interpretation --- Blake, W. --- Bleĭk, Uilʹi︠a︡m, --- בליק, ויליאם, --- בלייק, ויליאם, --- Blake, William, 1757-1827 --- English literature --- Literature, Victorian --- Victorian literature

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Blake, William --- Blake, William, --- Criticism and interpretation --- Blake, W. --- Bleĭk, Uilʹi︠a︡m, --- בליק, ויליאם, --- בלייק, ויליאם, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Blake, William, 1757-1827 --- Blake, William, - 1757-1827 - Criticism and interpretation --- Blake, William, - 1757-1827