Blake and the Bible - Hardcover

Rowland, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300112602 ISBN 13: 9780300112603

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2011

Synopsis

The Bible was crucial for William Blake and for his poetic genius, whether as an object of criticism or as an inspiration. This book—the first substantial study of the topic in sixty years—locates Blake within the broad spectrum of Christian biblical interpretation and explores the ways in which Blake engaged with the Bible. Christopher Rowland argues that Blake's approach to the Bible was broadly consistent, even though he underwent something of a religious change in his later years. The author also shows how Blake saw himself as being in the prophetic tradition and also as somehow continuing the work of John of Patmos, author of the Book of Revelation.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Rowland is Dean Ireland Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford, and a specialist in the interpretation of the books of Ezekiel and Revelation.

Review:

"Exactly what any interested reader would want. . . . Blake and the Bible is an entertaining journey."—Shirley Dent, The Times Literary Supplement (Shirley Dent The Times Literary Supplement)

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0300112602
• ISBN 13: 9780300112603
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320