William Blake and religion
Subtitle: a new critical view
By: Magnus Ankarsjö.
Publisher: McFarland & Co., Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786445592
Subjects: Blake, William, -- 1757-1827 -- Criticism and interpretation; Blake, William, -- 1757-1827 -- Religion; Blake, William, -- 1757-1827 -- Knowledge -- New Jerusalem Church; Sex role in literature; Utopias in literature
Description: "This book examines the effect that Moravianism has had on understanding his poetry, and gives special attention to Moravianism and Swedenborgianism and their relation to his sexual politics. This is accomplished by a close reading of Blake's poetry, which examines in detail the subjects of religion, sex, and the attempted colonization of Africa by a Swedenborgian utopian group"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Unitarians, Swedenborgians, Moravians; title: Blake's religion; title: Blake's sexuality; title: Blake's utopian "colony"; title: Conclusion: "Moravian" Blake.