Wonders divine : the development of Blake's kabbalistic myth
"Approaching myth as the structuring principle of intentionality, "Wonders Divine": The Development of Blake's Kabbalistic Myth analyzes the evolution of William Blake's myth in the illuminated books. With numerous reproductions of the visual and references to the verbal art, Spector traces the profound shift that occurred in Blake's subjective consciousness from the earliest prose tracts through the final prophecy, Jerusalem."--Jacket
213 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
9780838754689, 0838754686
45466129
Preface: Blake as a Kabbalist
Introduction: Blake's Problem with Myth
1. Contexts: The Myths of Eighteenth-Century England
2. From Calvinism to Kabbalism: Transforming Myths
3. Pre-Mythology: Miltonic Antecedents
4. The Fact of Myth: Contemporary Apocalypse
5. The Concept of Myth: Psychomachia
6. The Transcendent Myth: Kabbalism
Conclusion: The Eternal Prophet