Biblical Tradition in Blake's Early Prophecies : : The Great Code of Art / / Leslie Tannenbaum.

• VerfasserIn: Tannenbaum, Leslie,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]; ©1982
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 5119
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (388 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Textual Note --; Introduction --; CHAPTER I. Blake and Biblical Tradition --; CHAPTER II. Prophetic Form: The “Still Better Order” --; CHAPTER III. The Figurative Language of Scripture and Blake's Composite Art --; CHAPTER IV. Sublime Allegory: Blake's Use of Typology --; CHAPTER V. America: “The Doors of Marriage Are Open” --; CHAPTER VI. Europe: The Bride and the Harlot --; CHAPTER VII. The Song of Los: Enslavement to the Elements --; CHAPTER VIII. The Book of Urizen: Blake's Inverted Genesis --; CHAPTER IX. The Book of Ahania: Moses Fell and Asia Arose --; CHAPTER X. The Book of Los: Los Agonistes --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400886593
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400886593
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Leslie Tannenbaum.

In a detailed examination of the ways in which Blake's use of biblical tradition gives form and meaning to his early prophetic books, Leslie Tannenbaum shows what Blake meant when he called the Bible the Great Code of Art."Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.