William Blake and GenderMcFarland, 27.1.2015 - 220 sivua The closing years of the eighteenth century were the particular domain of literary radicals whose work challenged ideas on gender and sexuality. During this transitional period, the poetry of William Blake reflected the changing mores of society as well as his own developing notions of gender. This work presents an in-depth exploration of gender issues in Blake's three epic poems, The Four Zoas, Milton and Jerusalem. The opening chapter discusses basic concepts such as notions of apocalypse, utopia and gender, all essential to the author's reading of Blake. Background regarding the literary atmosphere of the time, which included influence from the tradition of dissent, English Jacobinism and early feminism, is also included, effectively setting the context for Blake's work. The book then examines the poems in chronological order. It concentrates particularly on male and female activity within each work (refuting the common assumption that Blake was anti-feminist) while exploring the symbolism of the poetry. Blake's repeated theme of the struggle between the sexes receives special emphasis, as does the progress of his gender vision through the three poems. |
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... revelation of the meaning of history typically accompanied by vast destruction, is succeeded by millennium, a period of social perfection upon an earth often pictured as regenerate in all its life. The meaning of each term can be ...
... revelation of ultimate truths. There may be colossal disasters without any revelation preceding or ensuing, but an apocalypse involves, as the OED's primary definition states, uncovering or disclosure” (Apocalypse 2). Blake is a ...
... Revelation, where, after the second coming of Messiah, peace will reign on earth for a period of a thousand years is close to the harmony of Blake's utopia which is manifested in the two components, the active Eden and the passive ...
... (Revelation 20:4–5, 2334). Keeping Paley's view in mind, the approximate relation of utopia, apocalypse and millennium is evident. Blake. and. Utopia. In English literature there is a long-standing tradition of utopian works, which saw its ...
... Revelation. Certainly, one must regard the apocalyptic prophetic books of Ezekiel, Daniel, Isaiah and Revelation as having a clear utopian dimension in their proclamation of a peaceful millennium. The Chris- tian prophetic notion of an ...
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2Blakes Radical Context | 40 |
3The Gender Utopia of The Four Zoas | 60 |
4The Gender Utopia of Milton | 122 |
5The Gender Utopia of Jerusalem | 158 |
Afterword | 191 |
Bibliography | 197 |
Index | 205 |