The Evolution of Blake's Myth
"Blake's composite art has always been a matter of contention. The manner in which the verbal is framed by visualizations have typically been understood through the practices of conventional hermeneutics beginning with the assumption that the plate can be made consistent with the tradition...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Milton
Taylor & Francis Group
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge Studies in Romanticism Ser.
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| Further subjects: | B
Occultism in literature
B Blake, William (1757-1827) Knowledge and learning B Electronic books |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780815363712 |
| Summary: | "Blake's composite art has always been a matter of contention. The manner in which the verbal is framed by visualizations have typically been understood through the practices of conventional hermeneutics beginning with the assumption that the plate can be made consistent with the traditional horizon of expectations. However, the problem is that we lack an understanding of how the verbal and visual components relate to each other. The visual does not illustrate the verbal in the conventional sense, nor does it present the kind of information that would further the action. The purpose of The Evolution of Blake's Myth is to draw out the complications of traditional hermeneutical approaches to Blake's work and to reexamine the inherent prejudices of these in order to generate a new horizon of expectations. Approaching myth as the external manifestation of intentionality, and language as its structuring principle, Spector establishes Blake's foundational principles, that is, the underlying assumptions that produced the intentional relationship in the first place, and were then organized into a symbolic form that, finally, was manifested in the material art"-- |
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| ISBN: | 1351108425 |