Brahma in the West: William Blake and the Oriental renaissance
by Weir, David
"Examining William Blake's poetry in relation to the mythographic tradition of the eighteenth century and emphasizing the British discovery of Hindu literature, David Weir argues that Blake's mythic system springs from the same rich historical context that produced the Oriental renaissance. That context includes republican politics and dissenting theology - two interrelated developments that help elucidate many of the obscurities of Blake's poetry and explain much of its intellectual energy. We…
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- Full title :Brahma in the West : William Blake and the Oriental renaissance / David Weir.
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"Examining William Blake's poetry in relation to the mythographic tradition of the eighteenth century and emphasizing the British discovery of Hindu literature, David Weir argues that Blake's mythic system springs from the same rich historical context that produced the Oriental renaissance. That context includes republican politics and dissenting theology - two interrelated developments that help elucidate many of the obscurities of Blake's poetry and explain much of its intellectual energy. Weir shows how Blake's poetic career underwent a profound development as a result of his exposure to Hindu mythology. By combining mythographic insight with republican politics and Protestant dissent, Blake devised a poetic system that opposed the powers of Church and King."--Jacket
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- Publication Date:©2003.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):State University of New York Press
- Place of Publication:Albany, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2003.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiii, 170 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1417506911, 9781417506910, 0791458172, 9780791458174
- oclc:ocm55210292
- LC Classification:PR4148.M83
- Dewey Decimal:821/.7
Table of Contents
BRAHMA IN THE WEST -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Politics -- 2. Mythography -- 3. Theology -- Postscript -- APPENDIX A. Mythographic Material from Joseph Priestley -- APPENDIX B. Synopsis of The Four Zoas -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Politics -- Chapter 2: Mythography -- Chapter 3: Theology -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
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