The Evolution of Blake's Myth

ISBN-13: 9781032236155 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 392 str.

Sheila Spector

Opis

In The Evolution of Blake’s Myth, Sheila A. Spector establishes the dimensions of the myth that structures Blake’s thought. She demonstrates how Blake used the myth hermeneutically, as the horizon of expectations for interpreting not only his own work, but the Bible and the visionary texts of others, as well.

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Preface: Myth and Hermeneutics

Introduction: The Theory of Myth

PART I: THE CONSOLIDATION OF BLAKE’S ESOTERIC MYTH

Chapter 1. The Foundational Principles and Symbolic Form

Chapter 2. The Narrative

PART II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLAKE’S ESOTERIC MYTH

Chapter 3. The Foundational Principles

Chapter 4. The Symbolic Form

Chapter 5. The Narrative (1): The Logic of Complementarity

Chapter 6. The Narrative (2): The Function of Self-Annihilation

PART III: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BLAKE’S ESOTERIC MYTH

Chapter 7. Blake Interpreting Blake: The Gates of Paradise

Chapter 8. Blake Interpreting the Bible: The Book of Job

Chapter 9. Blake Interpreting the Visions of Others: The Divine Comedy

Conclusion: The Truth of Myth

O autorze

Sheila A. Spector, an independent scholar, has devoted her career to studying the

connection between Blake and Kabbalism. Her companion volumes “Wonders Divine”: The

Development of Blake’s Kabbalistic Myth, and “Glorious Incomprehensible”: The

Development of Blake’s Kabbalistic Language, establish the foundation for her current

study, The Evolution of Blake’s Myth.