Literature 3114 - William Blake and His World

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Bard College

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William Blake was one of the most remarkable artists in the Western tradition: an exquisite lyricist, composer of fantastically difficult philosophical poems, recoverer of the tradition of illuminated manuscript, superb engraver, visionary painter, technical innovator, political radical, subject of hallucinatory-mystical experiences, and utter commercial failure. This course considers his life and work as a whole, and as played out in relation to the Enlightenment, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, and rise of capitalism.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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