William Blake on his poetry and painting : a study of A descriptive catalogue, other prose writings, and Jerusalem

Blake was not only a poet, but also a prolific commentator on both his own art and art in general. This is the first text to discuss all of the writings except the annotations to Reynolds' Discourses , covered in a previous volume, Blake's Margins (McFarland, 2009). Topics include his opinions on his predecessors and his contemporaries, his reaction to critics, and his artistic intentions. This valuable addition to Blake scholarship includes reproductions of some of the drawings and paintings in Blake's one exhibition of 1809, plus reproductions of other prose texts by Blake. Blake Was Not Merely A Poet, But A Prolific Commentator On Both His Own Art And Art In General. This Is The First Text To Collect And Discuss All Of The Writings In One Volume. Topics Include His Opinions On His Predecessors And His Contemporaries, His Reaction To Critics, And His Artistic Intentions--provided By Publisher. Introduction -- A Descriptive Catalogue -- A Vision Of The Last Judgment -- A Public Address -- On Homer's Poetry And On Virgil -- Laocoön -- On His Arts : In The Letters -- Retrospective : The Early Tractates -- On Poetry, His Poetry, And Other Poets -- From The Prose To Jerusalem -- From Jerusalem And The Prose To Yeats And Joyce -- Postscript. Hazard Adams. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. William Blake was not only a poet, but also a prolific commentator on both his own art and art in general. This examines his opinions on his predecessors and his contemporaries, his reaction to critics, and his artistic intentions. It also includes reproductions of some of the drawings and paintings in Blake’s one exhibition of 1809, plus reproductions of other prose texts by Blake.