TY - BOOK AU - Raine,Kathleen TI - BLAKE AND ANTIQUITY T2 - Princeton/Bollingen paperbacks; Bollingen series.; A.W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts, 11 SN - 9780415285827 U1 - 821.7 PY - 2012////01/01 CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Blake, William, -- 1757-1827 -- Knowledge and learning KW - Blake, William, -- 1757-1827 -- Knowledge -- Mythology KW - Classicism -- England -- History -- 18th century N1 - Blake was a visionary like no other. To some, like William Wordsworth, the only explanation for the remarkable spiritual world Blake witnessed and brought to life in his books was 'insane genius'. Although such a view persisted well into the twentieth century, this is the pivotal work which challenged that perspective and changed forever our understanding of William Blake's genius, placing him in the esoteric tradition. For many this book will be a revelation; for lovers of Blake it is indispensable ER -