William Blake's illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy : a study of the engravings, pencil sketches and watercolors / Eric Pyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pyle, Eric, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. Divina commedia--Illustrations.

Dante Alighieri.

Blake, William, 1757-1827.

Blake, William.

Genre:

Pictures.

Physical Description:

283 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"William Blake's series of engraved illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy were his last major project and a summation of his religious and artistic beliefs. The series includes seven engravings and 102 unique works in various stages of completion. This book compares the two men's theological and artistic views and analyzes in detail the meaning of these works"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Part I: Blake, his masters and rivals: Why did Blake illustrate The Divine Comedy? ; View of Blake's Dante, past and present

Part II: English Dante: The Comedy reaches England ; The making of Blake's illustrations

Part III: Blake's criticism of Dante: Marginal note to Boyd ; Remarks on the illustration to Hell, canto 4 ; "He could never have builded Dantes hell" ; States, not people

Part IV: The illustrations: Hell ; Purgatory ; Heaven

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index.

ISBN:

9780786494880

0786494883

OCLC:

892620593