William Blake's Comic Vision - Hardback - 9780333745656

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: Nov 05, 2002
• | Number of Pages: 292 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0333745655
• | ISBN-13: 9780333745656