"Can such an eye judge of the stars" : a study of star imagery in William Blake's poetry

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Ann Dickinson Beal (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
Robert L. Kelly

Abstract: Critical studies of Blake's poetry have, by and large, read the stars as images that belong to Urizen and that represent his world of destiny, mechanism, and tyranny. Although most critics would recognize that the stars are also the light of the Eternal Sun, now fragmented, few have actually applied this recognition to a reading of the poetry. In this study I propose to demonstrate that the stars of vision appear throughout Blake's poetry, together with the stars of the fallen world, as consistent, central images in his prophetic language.

Additional Information

Publication
Dissertation
Language: English
Date: 1981
Subjects
Blake, William, $d 1757-1827
Blake, William, $d 1757-1827 $x Symbolism
Blake, William, $d 1757-1827 $x Criticism and interpretation

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