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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Published in:Routledge studies in romanticism
Main Author: Spector, Sheila A. 1946- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2020
In: Routledge studies in romanticism (32)
Series/Journal:Routledge studies in romanticism 32
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Blake, William 1757-1827 / Occultism (Motif) / Knowledge (Zeitschrift, London)
Further subjects:B Occultism in literature
B Blake, William (1757-1827) Knowledge Mythology
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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"--
Item Description:Literaturangaben
ISBN:0815363710