Fearful Symmetry by Northrop Frye

Fearful Symmetry by Northrop Frye

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Shows how William Blake arrived at a theory of knowledge that was also, for him, a theory of religion, of human life and of art, and how this rigorously defined system of ideas found expression in the complicated but consistent symbolism of his poetry.

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Fearful Symmetry by Northrop Frye

Shows how William Blake arrived at a theory of knowledge that was also, for him, a theory of religion, of human life and of art, and how this rigorously defined system of ideas found expression in the complicated but consistent symbolism of his poetry.
"A magnificent, extraordinary book.. Several great poets have written of Blake, but this book is the first to show the full magnitude of Blake's mind."--The Spectator
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ISBN 13 9780691012919
ISBN 10 0691012911
Title Fearful Symmetry
Author Northrop Frye
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Princeton University Press
Year published 1969-04-21
Number of pages 488
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