The Religion of Empire: Political Theology in Blake's Prophetic Symbolism

by G. A. Rosso

The Religion of Empire: Political Theology in Blake's Prophetic Symbolism is the first full-length study devoted to interpreting Blake's three long poems, showing the ways in which the Bible, myth, and politics merge in his prophetic symbolism. In this book, G. A. Rosso examines the themes of empire and religion through the lens of one of Blake's most distinctive and puzzling images, Rahab, a figure that anchors an account of the development...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814213162
• ISBN13: 9780814213162
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"