Blake, nationalism, and the politics of alienation / Julia M. Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, Julia M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blake, William, 1757-1827--Political and social views.

Nationalism and literature--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Nationalism and literature--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Political poetry, English--History and criticism.

Alienation (Social psychology) in literature.

Nationalism in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Athens : Ohio University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite his reputation as a staunch individualist and repeated attacks on institutions that constrain the individual's imagination, Julia Wright argues that William Blake rarely represents isolation positively and explores his concern with the kind of national community being established.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction / Nationality, Individuality, and Defamiliarization

1/The Line of Progress

2/"Whence Came They"

3/"How Different the World to Them"

4/"And None Shall Gather the Leaves"

5/"A State about to Be Created"

6/"Artfully Propagated"

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-223) and index.

ISBN:

0-8214-4182-5

OCLC:

71348511