William Blake's Engravings

by Geoffrey L. Keynes (Editor)

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30 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Sir Geoffrey Langdon Keynes (/ˈkeɪnz/ KAYNZ; 25 March 1887, Cambridge – 5 July 1982, Cambridge) was a British surgeon and author.[2] He began his career as a physician in World War I, before becoming a doctor at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, where he made notable innovations in the fields of blood transfusion and breast cancer surgery. Keynes was also a publishing scholar and bibliographer of English literature and English medical history, focusing primarily on William Blake and William Harvey.

Reviews

["Robert Ekberg" · Rating 4 out of 5]

Engravings, ja det betyder gravyrer det. Det tror jag åtminstone. Enligt förordet pysslade Blake bland annat med just detta mystiska "gravyrer". Förord om gravyrer lämnar mig kall. Men gravörer däremot…! Ett annat ord för gravör är knullapa (Se "gravid"). Ja, så måste det vara.

[Gabe · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting collection, with some little-known material. I always like seeing illustrations by authors. Blake seems unusually fond of angry angel-like creatures and tormented-looking figures, and the literal darkness of many of the engravings does not help this impression.