William Blake's Comic Vision

By N Rawlinson

Blake's comic brilliance has been variously dismissed as the nervous ramblings of a neglected genius, the tomfool doodles of a distracted youngster, or a crude tool for destabilizing textual authority. But, for the eighteenth century, comedy played a pivotal role in debates on aesthetics, education, spirituality and morality. This exciting new study blends a close reading of Blake's early work with fascinating historical research to demonstrate that the comic was an essential component of Blake's artistic Vision.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349410608
• ISBN13: 9781349410606
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"