Praeger Publishers, 1971. - 220 p.
Prophet, poet, painter and engraver - Blake's uniqueness lies in no single achievement, but in the whole of what he was, which is more than the sum of all that he did. So writes Kathleen Raine in this classic study of William Blake, a man for whom the arts were not an end in themselves, but expressed his vision of the spiritual drama of the English national being. Profusely illustrated, this volume presents a comprehensive view of Blake's artistic achievements and a compelling and moving portrait of the life and thought of an extraordinary genius.
Apprentice to Antiquity
'The lost art of the Greeks'
A New Mode of Printing
'Lovely Lambeth'
Night Thoughts
Natural Friends
The Line of the Almighty
Spiritual Enemies
Visions of Albion
The Interpreter
King and Priest in his own Household
Chronology
Select Bibliography
List of Illustrations