Description
The classic book on William Blake as prophet of the New Age
William Blake (1757-1827) inhabited a remarkable inner world, one that he brought vividly to life in his poetry, painting, and printmaking. Blake and Antiquity situates this brilliant and enigmatic artist within the Western esoteric canon, revealing his indebtedness to Neoplatonism, the Gnostics, alchemy, and astrology. In this book, Kathleen Raine demonstrates how Blake rejected conventional orthodoxy and went in search among the occult traditions of antiquity for symbols that might expand the mind's awareness into a spiritual state where space, time, and even death are transcended.Author: Kathleen Raine
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 08/15/2023
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780691252100
ISBN10: 0691252106
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Art | History | Romanticism
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | Ancient & Classical