William Blake & the sea monsters of love : how one visionary inspired two hundred years of art, poetry & protest
Hoare, Philip2025
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Weaving together fragments of artists' stories across time and place, Philip Hoare embarks on a Sebaldian exploration of the enduring legacy of William Blake. A poet, painter and printmaker who was unappreciated and considered mad in his own time, Blake was eventually lauded as a key pillar of the Romantic movement. His posthumous influence reverberates endlessly, from the work of Paul Nash and Derek Jarman to our ongoing anxieties around technological advancement. Reassessed as a visionary and mythical inspiration to many, Philip Hoare unspools the web of artists, writers and cultural icons who came after him.
Main title:
Author:
Hoare, Philip, author
Imprint:
London : 4th Estate, 2025.
Collation:
304 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9780008534349 (hbk)
Dewey class:
821.7
Language:
English
BRN:
3923402