A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake

by S. Foster Damon, Morris Eaves (Foreword by)

Overview

William Blake, poet, artist, and mystic, created a vast multidimensional universe through his verse and art. Spun from a fabric of symbolism and populated by a host of complex characters, Blake’s comprehensive world has provided endless inspiration to subsequent generations. For the reader of Blake, background knowledge of his symbolism is a necessity. In this volume, first published in 1965, S. Foster Damon, father of modern Blake studies and a professor at Brown University until his death, has assembled all references to particular symbols or aspects of Blake’s work and life, so that readers can see the entire spectrum of Blake’s thought on a variety of topics. For this edition of S. Foster Damon’s classic reference work, Morris Eaves has written an updated annotated bibliography and a new foreword, included here along with his original 1988 index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611683417
Publisher:	Dartmouth College Press
Publication date:	05/14/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	532
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

S. FOSTER DAMON (1893–1971) was the father of modern Blake Studies. MORRIS EAVES, University of Rochester, has written numerous books on Blake and is the editor of the William Blake Archive, an online resource.

Table of Contents

Cover Half-title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword Blake as Conceived: Lessons in Endurance Acknowledgments Introduction A Blake Dictionary Illustrations by Blake and Maps Index

Editorial Reviews

An indispensable tool for the scholar of Blake and his complex symbolism.”—Library Journal

“A rich treasury embodying the results of a lifetime of masterly and devoted research into every aspect of Blake’s work and thought . . . a momentous event in Blake scholarship.”—V. De S. Pinto, Modern Language Review

“[T]he dictionary is stuffed full of entries that enlighten and guide us in our encounter with Blake. . . . It offers us an impressive mapping of a unique poet and thinker’s imaginative universe. Blake was, and remains, particular and peculiar, and he needs critics sensitive to the asymmetries of art and literature that lie beyond neater, more scientific, symmetries and algorithms.”—The Times Literary Supplement

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