Overview
Blake's comic brilliance has been variously dismissed as the nervous ramblings of a neglected genius, the tomfool doodles of a distracted youngster, or a crude tool for destabilizing textual authority. But, for the eighteenth century, comedy played a pivotal role in debates on aesthetics, education, spirituality and morality. This exciting new study blends a close reading of Blake's early work with fascinating historical research to demonstrate that the comic was an essential component of Blake's artistic Vision.
- | Author: N. Rawlinson
- | Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
- | Publication Date: Feb 14, 2003
- | Number of Pages: 292 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0312220642
- | ISBN-13: 9780312220648
