A Guide to the Cosmology of William Blake

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This guide offers a comprehensive exploration of William Blake's work, emphasizing the interplay between his texts, designs, and the broader historical contexts of his life, including political, social, and religious influences. It highlights recent scholarship that reinterprets Blake through lenses of race, gender, and empire, reflecting evolving theories since the early twentieth century. Kathryn S. Freeman navigates the complexities of Blake's anti-Newtonian universe, aiming to provide clarity without imposing rigid definitions on its inherent disorientation.