ブレイクとオリエンタル・ルネサンス Brahma in the West : William Blake and the Oriental Renaissance

Weir, David

State University of New York Press（2003/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 184 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780791458181
• DDC分類 821.7

基本説明

Argues that the myths and ideals of William Blake's poetry were heavily influenced by the Oriental Renaissance - the British discovery of Hindu literature.

Full Description

Argues that the myths and ideals of William Blake's poetry were heavily influenced by the Oriental Renaissance—the British discovery of Hindu literature.

Examining William Blake's poetry in relation to the mythographic tradition of the eighteenth century and emphasizing the British discovery of Hindu literature, David Weir argues that Blake's mythic system springs from the same rich historical context that produced the Oriental Renaissance. That context includes republican politics and dissenting theology-two interrelated developments that help elucidate many of the obscurities of Blake's poetry and explain much of its intellectual energy. Weir shows how Blake's poetic career underwent a profound development as a result of his exposure to Hindu mythology. By combining mythographic insight with republican politics and Protestant dissent, Blake devised a poetic system that opposed the powers of Church and King.

Contents

List of Figures


Acknowledgments


Abbreviations


Introduction


1. Politics


2. Mythography


3. Theology


Postscript


Appendix A. Mythographic Material from Joseph Priestley


Appendix B. Synopsis of The Four Zoas


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index