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Document Description
Title
Blake
and the
Bible
Author
Algoo-Baksh
,
Stella.
Description
Thesis
(M.A.)--Memorial
University
of
Newfoundland
,
1984.
English
Language
and
Literature
Date
1983
Pagination
152 leaves
Subject
Blake
,
William
,
1757-1827--Religion
and
ethics;
Bible--In
literature;
Degree
M.A.
Degree Grantor
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of English Language and Literature
Discipline
English Language and Literature
Language
Eng
Notes
Bibliography
:
leaves
146-152
Abstract
Through
an
examination
of
William
Blake's
literary
works
, this
thesis
attempts
a
systematic
presentation
of
Blake's
interpretation
of the
Bible.
Following
a
brief
introduction
,
which
discusses
the
strength
of
Blake's
interest
in the
Bible
as
well
as the
character
of
potential
influences
on his
interpretation
of the
Scriptures
, the
study
examines
Blake's
earlier
works
for at
least
preliminary
statements
relating
to his
reading
of the
Bible.
It
is
found
that
up
to The
Marriage
of
Heaven
and
Hell
,
which
inverts
common
interpretations
of the
Bible
, there
is
little
by
way
of
actual
reinterpretation
of the
Bible
but that a
number
of
notions
and
personae
which
are
important
in
Blake's
later
efforts
to
reinterpret
the
Scriptures
already
exist
though
usually
in
embryonic
form.
--
The
study
then
presents
an
overview
of
Blake's
reading
of the
Bible
and
suggests
that the
poet
views
the
Biblical
account
of
Hebrew
history
as
representing
the
history
of
Man
as a
whole
and as
depicting
Man's
progress
through
a
series
of
cycles
from a
Creation-Fall
toward
an
Apocalypse
and
Redemption.
The
thesis
next
discusses
in
some
detail
Blake's
version
of the
Creation-Fall
,
showing
how he
radically
reinterprets
the
Biblical
account
of the
Creation-Fall.
There then
follows
an
examination
of
Blake's
reinterpretation
of the
Apocalypse
and
Redemption
,
which
reveals
how in his
account
of
Apocalypse
and
Redemption
Blake
inverts
or
modifies
widely
held
interpretations
of the
Biblical
version
of the
Apocalypse
and
Redemption.
Finally
, there
is
a
summary
of the
findings
of this
study
regarding
Blake's
interpretation
of the
Scriptures
,
followed
by a
concluding
discussion
of the
significance
of
Blake's
reading
of the
Bible.
Type
Text
Format
Image/jpeg;
Application/pdf
Source
Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier
75292338
Rights
The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection
Electronic
Theses
and
Dissertations
Scanning Status
Completed
PDF File
(21.53
MB)
--
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