Brahma in the West : William Blake and the Oriental renaissance / / David Weir

• Autore: Weir David <1947 Apr. 20->
• Pubblicazione: Albany, NY, : State University of New York Press, c2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Disciplina: 821/.7
• Soggetto topico: Brahma (Hindu deity) in literature; English poetry - Indic influences; Orientalism in literature; Hinduism in literature; Hindu mythology
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-164) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Politics -- Mythography -- Theology -- Postscript -- Mythographic Material from Joseph Priestley’s Comparison of the Institutions of Moses with those of the Hindoos -- Synopsis of The Four Zoas -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Examining William Blake's poetry in relation to the mythographic tradition of the eighteenth century and emphasizing the British discovery of Hindu literature, David Weir argues that Blake's mythic system springs from the same rich historical context that produced the Oriental Renaissance. That context includes republican politics and dissenting theology—two interrelated developments that help elucidate many of the obscurities of Blake's poetry and explain much of its intellectual energy. Weir shows how Blake's poetic career underwent a profound development as a result of his exposure to Hindu mythology. By combining mythographic insight with republican politics and Protestant dissent, Blake devised a poetic system that opposed the powers of Church and King.
• Titolo autorizzato: Brahma in the West
• ISBN: 0-7914-8640-0; 1-4175-0691-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815581003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II