A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake - Softcover

Library Journal" Modern Language Review" The Times Literary Supplement" "A rich treasury embodying the results of a lifetime of masterly and devoted research into every aspect of Blake's work and thought . . . a momentous event in Blake scholarship."--V. De S. Pinto "Modern Language Review" "An indispensable tool for the scholar of Blake and his complex symbolism."-- "Library Journal" "[T]he dictionary is stuffed full of entries that enlighten and guide us in our encounter with Blake. . . . It offers us an impressive mapping of a unique poet and thinker's imaginative universe. Blake was, and remains, particular and peculiar, and he needs critics sensitive to the asymmetries of art and literature that lie beyond neater, more scientific, symmetries and algorithms."--V. De S. Pinto "The Times Literary Supplement" A rich treasury embodying the results of a lifetime of masterly and devoted research into every aspect of Blake s work and thought . . . a momentous event in Blake scholarship. V. De S. Pinto, Modern Language Review" [T]he dictionary is stuffed full of entries that enlighten and guide us in our encounter with Blake. . . . It offers us an impressive mapping of a unique poet and thinker s imaginative universe. Blake was, and remains, particular and peculiar, and he needs critics sensitive to the asymmetries of art and literature that lie beyond neater, more scientific, symmetries and algorithms. The Times Literary Supplement" An indispensable tool for the scholar of Blake and his complex symbolism. Library Journal"

William Blake, poet, artist, and mystic, created a vast multidimensional universe through his verse and art. Spun from a fabric of symbolism and populated by a host of complex characters, Blake's comprehensive world has provided endless inspiration to subsequent generations. For the reader of Blake, background knowledge of his symbolism is a necessity. In this volume, first published in 1965, S. Foster Damon, father of modern Blake studies and a professor at Brown University until his death, has assembled all references to particular symbols or aspects of Blake's work and life, so that readers can see the entire spectrum of Blake's thought on a variety of topics. For this edition of S. Foster Damon's classic reference work, Morris Eaves has written an updated annotated bibliography and a new foreword, included here along with his original 1988 index.