Life of William Blake by Alexander Gilchrist, Dante Gabriel R... - 9781108013673

Life of William BlakeWith Selections from his Poems and Other Writings\nAuthor(s): Alexander Gilchrist, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108013673, 978-1108013673\nSynopsis\nAlthough today William Blake [tel] is recognised as a visionary poet and artist, at the time of his death he was unknown except for his presumed insanity. This highly influential two-volume biography by the barrister Alexander Gilchrist, first published in 1863 and reissued here in its second edition [tel], rescued William Blake from almost complete obscurity. The accepted interpretation of his madness was challenged and his creative talents were brought to the attention of Victorian society by the inclusion of selected writings and artistic works, nearly all previously unpublished. Volume 1 of Gilchrist's book is an account of William Blake's life, combining excerpts from h.