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    Gilchrist on Blake: The Life of William Blake by Alexander Gilchrist

    By Richard Holmes and Alexander Gilchrist

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    LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLD

    Part of a radical series – edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Gilchrist’s ‘The Life of William Blake’ is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive.

    This was the first biography of William Blake ever written, at a time when the great visionary poet and painter was generally forgotten, ridiculed or dismissed as insane. Wonderfully vivid and outspoken (one chapter is entitled ‘Mad or Not Mad’), it was based on revealing interviews with many of Blake’s surviving friends.

    Blake conversed with spirits, saw angels in trees, and sunbathed naked with his wife ‘like Adam and Eve’. Gilchrist adds detailed descriptions of Blake’s beliefs and working methods, an account of his trial for high treason and fascinating evocations of the places in London, Kent and Sussex where he lived. The book ultimately transformed and enhanced Blake’s reputation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateJan 21, 2010
    ISBN9780007362479
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    Alexander Gilchrist

    Alexander Gilchrist (1828 – 1861) wrote, The Life of William Blake, the first biography of the great visionary poet and painter, at a time when he was generally forgotten, ridiculed or dismissed as insane. It is still a standard reference work on the poet.

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