William Blake and GenderMcFarland, 14 nov 2005 - 220 pagina's The closing years of the eighteenth century were the particular domain of literary radicals whose work challenged ideas on gender and sexuality. During this transitional period, the poetry of William Blake reflected the changing mores of society as well as his own developing notions of gender. This work presents an in-depth exploration of gender issues in Blake's three epic poems, The Four Zoas, Milton and Jerusalem. The opening chapter discusses basic concepts such as notions of apocalypse, utopia and gender, all essential to the author's reading of Blake. Background regarding the literary atmosphere of the time, which included influence from the tradition of dissent, English Jacobinism and early feminism, is also included, effectively setting the context for Blake's work. The book then examines the poems in chronological order. It concentrates particularly on male and female activity within each work (refuting the common assumption that Blake was anti-feminist) while exploring the symbolism of the poetry. Blake's repeated theme of the struggle between the sexes receives special emphasis, as does the progress of his gender vision through the three poems. |
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... Blake and gender / Magnus Ankarsjö. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7864-234¡-2 (softcover : 50# alkaline paper) ¡. Blake ... poetry of William.
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... The Gender Utopia of The Four Zoas 4—The Gender Utopia of Milton 5—The Gender Utopia of Jerusalem Afterword Bibliography Index 40 60 122 158 191 197 205 Introduction When William Blake composed his three epic prophetic poems ix Contents.
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Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 1 |
1Apocalypse Utopia and Gender | 9 |
2Blakes Radical Context | 40 |
3The Gender Utopia of The Four Zoas | 60 |
4The Gender Utopia of Milton | 122 |
5The Gender Utopia of Jerusalem | 158 |
Afterword | 191 |
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205 | |