William Blake's illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a study of the engravings, pencil sketches and watercolors /
First Statement of Responsibility
Eric Pyle
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
v, 283 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
26 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preface -- Part I: Blake, his masters and rivals: Why did Blake illustrate The Divine Comedy? ; View of Blake's Dante, past and present -- Part II: English Dante: The Comedy reaches England ; The making of Blake's illustrations -- Part III: Blake's criticism of Dante: Marginal note to Boyd ; Remarks on the illustration to Hell, canto 4 ; "He could never have builded Dantes hell" ; States, not people -- Part IV: The illustrations: Hell ; Purgatory ; Heaven -- Conclusion
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"William Blake's series of engraved illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy were his last major project and a summation of his religious and artistic beliefs. The series includes seven engravings and 102 unique works in various stages of completion. This book compares the two men's theological and artistic views and analyzes in detail the meaning of these works"--