William Blake and the impossible history of the 1790s
By: Saree Makdisi.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
Subjects: Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Political and social views; Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Religion; Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Political poetry, English -- History and criticism; Antinomianism in literature; Imperialism in literature; Economics in literature; Slavery in literature; Liberty in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-384) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fierce rushing : William Blake and the cultural politics of liberty in the 1790s; title: Laboring at the mill with slaves; title: Weary of time : image and commodity in blake; title: Blake and romantic imperialism; title: Impossible history and the politics of life; title: Conclusion : striving.