English Poetry - 18th Century - Literary Criticism
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Overview
William Blake's illuminated poems challenge their readers to participate fully in a highly interactive process of reading. The complex interaction of their verbal and visual texts forces the involved reader to assume greater responsibility than usual for formulating meaning. This book examines some of the ways in which Blake's illuminated poems subvert the customary authority of texts and force readers to reassess both their expectations about reading and their customary responses to words and visual images alike. In the process, it explores the dynamics of the unique reading experience into which Blake's illuminated poems thrust their readers.Editorials
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Examines some of the ways in which Blake's illuminated poems subvert the customary authority of texts and force readers to reassess both their expectations about reading and the customary responses to words and visual images. Also explores the dynamics of the unique reading experience into which the readers are thrust. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
May 1, 1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages
196
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312068356