Kathleen Raine Knihy

Kathleen Raine offers an insightful exploration of William Blake's complex philosophy and art, drawing on her extensive research over four decades. In Golgonooza, City of Imagination, she presents seven studies that delve into Blake's symbolic themes, providing readers with a profound understanding of his imaginative vision. Recognized as a leading interpreter of Blake, Raine serves as a knowledgeable guide, illuminating the intricacies of Blake's work and inviting readers to appreciate the depth of his contributions to the Romantic Age.

The classic book on William Blake as prophet of the New Age William Blake (1757–1827) inhabited a remarkable inner world, one that he brought vividly to life in his poetry, painting, and printmaking. Blake and Antiquity situates this brilliant and enigmatic artist within the Western esoteric canon, revealing his indebtedness to Neoplatonism, the Gnostics, alchemy, and astrology. In this book, Kathleen Raine demonstrates how Blake rejected conventional orthodoxy and went in search among the occult traditions of antiquity for symbols that might expand the mind’s awareness into a spiritual state where space, time, and even death are transcended.

This collection of essays sheds light on one of the finest literary talents of the 20th century. fifty-seven excerpts of interviews, personal impressions, diary entries, articles, essays, and literary pieces reveal the private life of Greene--opinionated, charming, articulate, controversial.

"From The collected works of C.G. Jung, volumes 4, 8, 12, 16"--P. [i].

Prophet, poet, painter and engraver -- Blake's uniqueness lies in no single achievement, but in the whole of what he was, which is more than the sum of all that he did. So writes Kathleen Raine in this classic study of William Blake, a man for whom the arts were not an end in themselves, but expressed his vision of the spiritual drama of the English national being. Profusely illustrated, this volume presents a comprehensive view of Blake's artistic achievements and a compelling and moving portrait of the life and thought of an extraordinary genius.