Leopold Damrosch presents a provocative analysis of Blake's myth, highlighting inherent contradictions within his poetry. These inconsistencies are explored not as signs of failure in his philosophical or artistic vision, but rather as essential components that enrich the complexity of his work.
The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its cultural significance despite potential imperfections from its age, such as marks and flawed pages. This edition aims to protect and promote classic literature by offering a high-quality, modern version that remains true to the original text, ensuring accessibility for readers interested in historical works.
The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. It aims to protect and promote cultural heritage by offering a modern edition that remains faithful to the original text, ensuring accessibility to important literature for contemporary readers.
Originally published in 1882, this reprint presents a classic work that captures the essence of its time. The book offers insights into the historical context and cultural nuances of the era, making it a valuable resource for readers interested in the past. Its enduring themes and characters resonate with contemporary audiences, ensuring its relevance across generations. This edition invites readers to explore the original narrative in its authentic form.
Tragedy in the eighteenth century is often said to have expired or been deflected into nondramatic forms like history and satire, and to have survived mainly as a "tragic sense" in writers like Samuel Johnson. Leopold Damrosch shows that many readers were still capable of an imaginative response to tragedy. In Johnson, however, moral and aesthetic assumptions limited his ability to appreciate or create tragedy, despite a deep understanding of human suffering. This limitation, Mr. Damrosch argues, derived partly from his Christian belief, and more largely from a view of reality that did not allow exclusive focus on its tragic aspects. The author discusses Irene, The vanity of Human Wishes, and Johnson's criticism of tragedy, particularly that of Shakespeare. A Final chapter places Johnson's view in the context of modern theories. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.