The Visionary Art of William Blake : Christianity, Romanticism and the Pictorial Imagination
- Submitting institution
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The University of Manchester
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 82879688
- Type
- A - Authored book
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- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris
- ISBN
- 9781784539832
- Open access status
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- Month of publication
- May
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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A - SALC
- Proposed double-weighted
- Yes
- Double-weighted statement
- This monograph is the first to examine William Blake’s theology of art. Its central argument is that Blake expressed this belief system through his visual representations of Christ. Five chapters present detailed, historically-grounded readings of depictions of Christ from throughout Blake’s career, representing key moments in the life of Christ. Many of the images discussed have received comparatively little scholarly attention in previous literature on this otherwise well-documented artist. Thus, in addition to its overall theoretical argument, the monograph proposes new readings of individual artworks, including identifying previously overlooked textual and pictorial sources for several images.
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
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- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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