The Blake Book: Tate Essential Artists Series

The Blake Book: Tate Essential Artists Series

by Martin Myrone
The Blake Book: Tate Essential Artists Series

The Blake Book: Tate Essential Artists Series

by Martin Myrone

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Overview

In a career that spanned a turbulent era in European history, William Blake (1757–1827) produced one of the most celebrated and intense bodies of works in the history of art. Neglected and misunderstood in his lifetime, his extraordinary paintings, poetry, and prints now enjoy an international reputation. Technically innovative, strikingly original, and high personal in their symbolism, his images are both powerfully immediate in their effects and challenging in their complexity. His visual interpretations of the Bible and the poetry of Milton and Dante demonstrate a fervid invention and a searching intellect that have entranced generations of admirers.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781854377272
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises, L.L.C.
Publication date: 03/01/2008
Series: Tate Essential Artists Series
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 329,504
Product dimensions: 9.62(w) x 7.50(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Martin Myrone is a curator at Tate Britain, specializing in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British art.







Table of Contents

Introduction     7
The Engraver's World     15
The Royal Academy and High Art     33
Blake's Revolution     53
Blake and the Bible     75
Blake and the Public     111
Blake Among the Ancients     135
Writings on Art     158
Encountering Blake: An Anthology of Responses from Creative Artists     180
A Guide to Collections     192
Chronology     200
Notes     212
Reading about Blake: A Bibliography     217
Photographic Credits     219
Index     220
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