ABSTRACT

First published in 1982 this book provides a bibliography of commentary, criticism, and scholarship on the works of William Blake. It covers the period from Northrop Frye’s Fearful Symmetry in 1947 to 1980. The criticism is organised according to eleven classifications in order to help direct the research of students and scholars and each chapter is preceded by an introductory essay in order to guide the reader.

chapter

Introduction

part |290 pages

Bibliography

chapter 1|11 pages

Reference Works and Bibliographies

chapter 2|41 pages

Essay Collections and Introductory Works

chapter 3|14 pages

Blake's Life and Contemporaries

chapter 4|10 pages

Blake's Reputation

chapter 5|30 pages

Blake's Symbols and Themes

chapter 6|11 pages

Style and Form

chapter 7|21 pages

Blake's Influence

chapter 8|30 pages

Engravings, Paintings and Drawings

chapter 9|37 pages

Sources and Analogues

chapter 10|20 pages

Critical Comparisons

chapter 11|58 pages

Individual Works