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Gilchrist On Blake: The Life Of William Blake by Alexander Gilchrist

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LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLD

Part of a radical new series – edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Gilchrist’s ‘The Life of William Blake’ is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive.
This was the first biography of William Blake ever written, at a time when the great visionary poet and painter was generally forgotten, ridiculed or dismissed as insane. Wonderfully vivid and outspoken , it was based on revealing interviews with many of Blake’s surviving friends.

Blake conversed with spirits, saw angels in trees, and sunbathed naked with his wife ‘like Adam and Eve’. Gilchrist adds detailed descriptions of Blake’s beliefs and working methods, an account of his trial for high treason and fascinating evocations of the places in London, Kent and Sussex where he lived. The book ultimately transformed and enhanced Blake’s reputation.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Release: October 17, 2005

ISBN 13: 9780007111718

Gilchrist On Blake: The Life Of William Blake by Alexander Gilchrist

0/5 ( ratings)

LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLD

Part of a radical new series – edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Gilchrist’s ‘The Life of William Blake’ is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive.
This was the first biography of William Blake ever written, at a time when the great visionary poet and painter was generally forgotten, ridiculed or dismissed as insane. Wonderfully vivid and outspoken , it was based on revealing interviews with many of Blake’s surviving friends.

Blake conversed with spirits, saw angels in trees, and sunbathed naked with his wife ‘like Adam and Eve’. Gilchrist adds detailed descriptions of Blake’s beliefs and working methods, an account of his trial for high treason and fascinating evocations of the places in London, Kent and Sussex where he lived. The book ultimately transformed and enhanced Blake’s reputation.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Release: October 17, 2005

ISBN 13: 9780007111718

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