William Blake and GenderMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2006 - 210 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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... sexes is obvious in Blake's poetry . That is also the case with the ideas of Judith Butler , who provocatively interrogates the predominant use of biological sex as well as different gender roles as identity - determining factors . Most ...
... sexes is obvious in Blake's poetry . That is also the case with the ideas of Judith Butler , who provocatively interrogates the predominant use of biological sex as well as different gender roles as identity - determining factors . Most ...
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... sex , she retained the conservative view that a woman's proper place was in the home , thus subscribing to a natural labour division between the sexes . And as Caine aptly concludes : " The Rights of Man could never simply be claimed by ...
... sex , she retained the conservative view that a woman's proper place was in the home , thus subscribing to a natural labour division between the sexes . And as Caine aptly concludes : " The Rights of Man could never simply be claimed by ...
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... sexes simultaneously . Significantly , the four zoas reap- and male and female are united in mutual Love : pear And the Bow is a Male & Female & the Quiver of the Arrows of Love , Are the Children of this Bow : a Bow of Mercy & Loving ...
... sexes simultaneously . Significantly , the four zoas reap- and male and female are united in mutual Love : pear And the Bow is a Male & Female & the Quiver of the Arrows of Love , Are the Children of this Bow : a Bow of Mercy & Loving ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 1 |
2Blakes Radical Context | 40 |
3The Gender Utopia of The Four Zoas | 60 |
Copyright | |
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