LEADER 03507nam 2200829 a 450 001 9910963678103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611125875 010 $a9781281125873 010 $a1281125873 010 $a9780226502618 010 $a0226502619 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226502618 035 $a(CKB)1000000000412102 035 $a(EBL)408631 035 $a(OCoLC)476229982 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000272076 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11210280 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000272076 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10305324 035 $a(PQKB)11091137 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000116223 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408631 035 $a(DE-B1597)523201 035 $a(OCoLC)781255468 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226502618 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408631 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10210021 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL112587 035 $a(Perlego)1853600 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000412102 100 $a20020222d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWilliam Blake and the impossible history of the 1790s /$fSaree Makdisi 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (421 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780226502601 311 08$a0226502600 311 08$a9780226502595 311 08$a0226502597 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 369-384) and index. 327 $aFierce rushing : William Blake and the cultural politics of liberty in the 1790s -- Laboring at the mill with slaves -- Weary of time : image and commodity in blake -- Blake and romantic imperialism -- Impossible history and the politics of life -- Conclusion : striving. 330 $aModern scholars often find it difficult to account for the profound eccentricities in the work of William Blake, dismissing them as either ahistorical or simply meaningless. But with this pioneering study, Saree Makdisi develops a reliable and comprehensive framework for understanding these peculiarities. According to Makdisi, Blake's poetry and drawings should compel us to reconsider the history of the 1790's. Tracing for the first time the many links among economics, politics, and religion in his work, Makdisi shows how Blake questioned and even subverted the commercial, consumerist, and political liberties that his contemporaries championed, all while developing his own radical aesthetic. 606 $aPolitics and literature$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aPolitical poetry, English$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAntinomianism in literature 606 $aImperialism in literature 606 $aEconomics in literature 606 $aSlavery in literature 606 $aLiberty in literature 615 0$aPolitics and literature$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical poetry, English$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aAntinomianism in literature. 615 0$aImperialism in literature. 615 0$aEconomics in literature. 615 0$aSlavery in literature. 615 0$aLiberty in literature. 676 $a821/.7 700 $aMakdisi$b Saree$0481696 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963678103321 996 $aWilliam Blake and the impossible history of the 1790s$94352310 997 $aUNINA