| Description |
xxvii, 532 pages, 72 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
ch. 1. 1720-1772 : God at the window -- ch. 2. 1772-1779 : the visionary apprentice -- ch. 3. 1779-1787 : "Delighted with good company" -- ch. 4. 1787-1795 : dark profitable years -- ch. 5. 1795-1800 : the ocean of business -- ch. 6. 1800-1804 : sweet Felpham and Rex vs Blake -- ch. 7. 1804-1810 : "Drunk with intellectual vision" -- ch. 8. 1810-1818 : "I am hid" -- ch. 9. 1818-1827 : the ancients and the interpreter -- Postscript : Blake's shadow of delight alone : Catherine Blake in 1827-1831 |
| Summary |
"William Blake's wife once said of him: "I have very little of Mr. Blake's company; he is always in Paradise". This illustrated biography of the great English artist, poet and mystic brings us very much into Blake's company, presenting, often in the words of his contemporaries, everything that is known of his life and times."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Blake, William, 1757-1827 |
| Notes |
Col. ill. on lining papers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [464]-492) and index |
| Subject |
Blake, William, 1757-1827.
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Artists -- England -- Biography.
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Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Artists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Poets, English -- 18th century -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biography.
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| Author |
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
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| LC no. |
00111810 |
| ISBN |
0300089392 |
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