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Higgs, John.
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Blake, William, 1757-1827
Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Political and social views.
Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Religion.
Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Psychology.
Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
Artists -- England -- Biography.
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Higgs, John.
Blake, William, 1757-1827
Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Political and social views.
Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Religion.
Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Psychology.
Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
Artists -- England -- Biography.
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William
Blake
vs. the
world
/ John Higgs
by
Higgs, John.
Pegasus Books, Ltd., 2022
Call #:
921 B636w
Subjects
Blake
,
William
, 1757-1827
Blake
,
William
, 1757-1827 -- Political and social views.
Blake
,
William
, 1757-1827 -- Religion.
Blake
,
William
, 1757-1827 -- Psychology.
Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
Artists -- England -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781639361533 (hc)
Alternate title:
William
Blake
versus
the
world
Edition:
1st Pegasus Books cloth ed.
Description:
x, 390 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-372) and index
Summary:
"A wild and unexpected journey through culture, science, philosophy, and religion to better understand the mercurial genius of
William
Blake
. Poet, artist, and visionary,
William
Blake
is an archetypal misunderstood genius. His life passed without recognition and he worked without reward, often mocked, dismissed and misinterpreted. Yet from his ignoble end in a pauper's grave,
Blake
now occupies a unique position as an artist who unites and attracts people from all corners of society -- a rare inclusive symbol of human identity.
Blake
famously experienced visions, and it is these that shaped his attitude toward politics, sex, religion, society, and art. Thanks to the work of neuroscientists and psychologists, we are now in a better position to understand what was happening inside that remarkable mind and gain a deeper appreciation of his brilliance. His timeless work, we will find, has never been more relevant. In
William
Blake
vs the
World
we return to a
world
of riots, revolutions, and radicals; discuss movements from the Levellers of the sixteenth century to the psychedelic counterculture of the 1960s; and explore the latest discoveries in neurobiology, quantum physics, and comparative religion. Taking the reader on a wild adventure into unfamiliar territory, John Higgs places the bewildering eccentricities of a most singular artist into fascinating context. And although the journey begins with us trying to understand him, we will ultimately discover that it is
Blake
who helps us to understand ourselves." --Publisher.
Genre:
Biographies.
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