| Blake in Our Time: Essays in Honour of G.E. Bentley, Jr. Contributor(s): Mulhallen, Karen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1442641517 ISBN-13: 9781442641518 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $80.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Printmaking & Stamping |
| Dewey: 769.92 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Blake in Our Time explores the work of British poet and artist William Blake in the context of the material culture of his era. In the 1960s, University of Toronto scholar G.E. Bentley, Jr almost singlehandedly shifted the focus of Blake criticism from formalism and symbolism to the materiality that contextualizes Blake's work. Following in the footsteps of Bentley's pioneering scholarship, this collection, richly illustrated, demonstrates that the locus of Blake's work lies in the elements that are historically particular to his place and time. Topics include the impact of the town of Chichester on Blake's imagination, the material processes of Blake's painting, the detection of a Blake forgery, and new biographical materials, using archives and online resources, on Blake's contemporaries, patrons, peers, and friends. Essays on the importance of Blake collections world-wide, on variant printings, and on the heirs of Blake in British painting extend the focus of this remarkable investigation to include chalcography and book history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mulhallen, Karen: - Karen Mulhallen is a professor in the Departments of English at Ryerson University and the University of Toronto and a professor in the Joint Graduate Program in Culture and Communications at Ryerson and York Universities. |