Understanding the poetry of William Blake through a dialectic of contraries
Subtitle: a study of the philosophical contexts within which Blake developed his ideas
By: Chris Mounsey ; with a foreword by David Fairer
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lewiston, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780773416055
Subjects: Religion; Dialectic in literature; Philosophy; Religion in literature; Polarity in literature; Technique; Textual Criticism
Other titles: Poetry of William Blake through a dialectic of contraries
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the contrary William Blake?; title: Contrary metaphysics; title: Contraries : the eager uptake of neo-platonic philosophy; title: Neo-platonism rejected; title: They reptilise upon the earth : the limits of the political; title: Blake's contrary religion : from Vala to The four zoas - an overview; title: Two early versions of Night the First of The four zoas; title: The "final" version of Night the first of The four zoas; title: The "fair copy" of The four zoas; title: The two Nights the seventh of The four zoas; title: Nights the eighth and ninth of The four zoas : an unholy apocalypse; title: Milton, Milton and making poetry; title: Jerusalem.