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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... mythological system by establishing a structure of opposed and interactive male and female characters. Since he uses this system throughout the three major epics, my argument is that in these epic prophecies Blake presents a gender ...
... mythological characters, could be placed in this category. However, adhering to the biblical use of the term, apocalypse is primarily and most commonly understood as “revelation,” and in connection with Blake's prophecies this is surely ...
... mythological landscape. In The Four Zoas Blake thoroughly develops the early ideas from the minor prophecies from the immediately preceding years. Then in the two following epics, Milton and Jerusalem, Blake develops these ideas even ...
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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 |