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Blake, Nation and Empire

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  1. Steve Clark

    1. University of Tokyo, Japan

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  2. David Worrall

    1. Nottingham Trent University, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Steve Clark, David Worrall
    Pages 1-19

  3. Immortal Joy: William Blake and the Cultural Politics of Empire

    • Saree Makdisi
    Pages 20-39

  4. Thel in Africa: William Blake and the Post-Colonial; Post-Swedenborgian Female Subject

    • David Worrall
    Pages 40-62

  5. Bloody Blake: Nation and Circulation

    • Jon Mee
    Pages 63-82

  6. Blake, Hayley and the History of Sexuality

    • Susan Matthews
    Pages 83-101

  7. Blake and the Syntax of Sentiment: An Essay on ‘Blaking’ Understanding

    • James Chandler
    Pages 102-118

  8. National Arts and Disruptive Technologies in Blake’s Prospectus of 1793

    • Morris Eaves
    Pages 119-135

  9. ‘What is Liberty without Universal Toleration’: Blake, Homosexuality, and the Cooperative Commonwealth

    • Christopher Z. Hobson
    Pages 136-152

  10. Restoring the Nation to Christianity: Blake and the Aftermyth of Revolution

    • Andrew Lincoln
    Pages 153-166

  11. Jerusalem as Imperial Prophecy

    • Steve Clark
    Pages 167-185

  12. The Matter of Britain: Blake, Milton and the Ancient Britons

    • Jason Whittaker
    Pages 186-200

  13. Erin, Ireland, and the Emanation in Blake’s Jerusalem

    • Robert N. Essick
    Pages 201-213

  14. Blake after Blake: A Nation Discovers Genius

    • Joseph Viscomi
    Pages 214-250

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 251-263
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About this book

This book examines Blake's work in the context of discourses of nation and empire, of the construction of a public sphere, and restores the longevity to his artistic career by placing emphasis on his work in the 1820s. Relevant contexts include technology, sentimentalism, Ireland and Catholic Emancipation, missionary prospectuses and body politics.

Reviews

'Worrall and Clark's previous collections played a key role in the historicist revolution in Blake studies, and the current book is no exception. The focus on nationalism and imperialism sketches in an under-represented portion of the historical picture for Blake. The list of contributors is exceptionally strong, with an even greater variety of approaches than in the earlier volumes.' - Nicholas M. Williams, Indiana University, USA

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Tokyo, Japan

    Steve Clark

  • Nottingham Trent University, UK

    David Worrall

About the editors

JAMES CHANDLER Barbara E. and Richard J. Franke Professor in English and in Cinema and Media Studies, University of Chicago, USA MORRIS EAVES Professor of English, University of Rochester, USA ROBERT N. ESSICK Professor Emeritus of English, University of California, USA CHRISTOPHER Z. HOBSON Associate Professor of Humanities and Languages, State University of New York, USA ANDREW LINCOLN Senior Lecturer in the School of English and Drama, Queen Mary, University of London, UK SAREE MAKDISI Professor of English Literature, University of California, Los Angeles, USA SUSAN MATTHEWS Senior Lecturer in English, Roehampton University, UK JON MEE Margaret Candfield Fellow in English, University College, Oxford, UK JOSEPH VISCOMI James G. Kenan Distinguished Professor of English Literature, University of North Carolina, USA JASON WHITTAKER Lecturer in English, Nottingham Trent University, UK

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