Blake, Gender and Culture - 9781138661943

Taylor & Francis

Blake's combination of verse and design invites interdisciplinary study. The essays in this collection approach his work from a variety of perspectives including masculinity, performance, plant biology, empire, politics and sexuality. > Blake's combination of verse and design invites interdisciplinary study. The essays in this collection approach his work from a variety of perspectives including masculinity, performance, plant biology, empire, politics and sexuality. > Introduction: Naked History Displayed, Helen P. Bruder, Tristanne J. Connolly; Chapter 1 \u2018Merely a Superior Being\u2019: Blake and the Creations of Eve, Mark Crosby; Chapter 2 The Last Strumpet: Harlotry and Hermaphroditism in Blake\u2019s Rahab, G. A. Rosso; Chapter 3 Sex, Violence and the History of this World: Blake\u2019s Illustrations to the Book of Enoch, Peter Otto; Chapter 4 Bridal Mysticism and \u2018Sifting Time\u2019 The Lost Moravian History of Blake\u2019s Family, Keri Davies; Chapter 5 \u2018A y