William Blake and the Myths of Britain

Whittaker, J.

William Blake and the Myths of Britain is the first full-length study of Blake's use of British mythology and history. From Atlantis to the Deists of the Napoleonic Wars, this book addresses why the eighteenth century saw a revival of interest in the legends of the British Isles and how Blake applied these in his extraordinary prophetic histories of the giant Albion, revitalising myths of the Druids and Joseph of Arimathea bringing Christ to Albion.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1999-06-03

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333738962

DOI: 10.1057/9780230372108

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 215