Blake, Nation and Empire

by Steve Clark

Blake, Nation and Empire challenges the orthodoxy of the politics of William Blake as exclusively radical, defined by his participation in the revolutionary ferment of the 1790s. It examines his work in the context of emergent discourses of nation and empire, and of the construction of a public sphere, and restores the longevity to his artistic career by placing particular emphasis on his output in the 1820s. Relevant contexts include technology,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333993144
• ISBN13: 9780333993149
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.6"