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BL
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995870
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b750240
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| Main Entry
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Green, Matthew J. A.,1975-
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| Title & Author
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Visionary materialism in the early works of William Blake : : the intersection of enthusiasm and empiricism /\ Matthew J.A. Green.
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| Publication Statement
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2005.
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| Page. NO
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x, 218 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0230500277
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: 1403942315
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: 9780230500273
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: 9781403942319
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-209) and index.
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| Abstract
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"Blake's response to the Enlightenment and relation to alternative religious traditions have long been topics of fervent scholarly debate, though they are rarely considered together. Drawing on the most recent discoveries concerning Blake's family heritage and cultural context, this study re-evaluates Blake's response to the Enlightenment to propose a radical new reading of his early works. Whereas traditionally Blake has been thought to reject empiricism and materialism outright, this book argues instead that his hostility towards enlightenment philosophy stems from a sense that it does not go far enough.
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Through a careful analysis of key figures from both sides of the enlightenment/counter-enlightenment divide (including Boehme, Swedenborg, the Moravians, Lavater, Brothers, Erasmus Darwin, Priestley and Locke), and a consideration of Derrida's recent work on friendship and religion, the discussion traces an alternative tradition of spiritual vision that challenges many preconceived assumptions about Blake's religious and philosophical inheritance. This visionary materialism provides a new way of thinking not only about Blake, but also about key aspects of society today."--Jacket.
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Blake, William,1757-1827-- Philosophy.
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Blake, William,(1757-1827)-- Critique et interprétation.
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Blake, William,1757-1827.
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Blake, William.
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Empiricism in literature.
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Enthusiasm in literature.
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Materialism in literature.
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Visions in literature.
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Art et littérature.
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Empiricism in literature.
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Empirisme-- Dans la littérature.
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Enthusiasm in literature.
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Materialism in literature.
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Matérialisme-- Dans la littérature.
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Philosophy.
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Visions in literature.
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Empirismus.
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Enthusiasmus.
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Materialismus.
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Philosophie.
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Großbritannien.
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| Dewey Classification
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821/.7
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| LC Classification
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PR4148.P5G74 2005
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18.05bcl
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18.05.bcl
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