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William Blake and the Impossible History of the 1790s.(Book Review)

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Date: 20040622
Author:Whitson, Roper T.

William Blake and the Impossible History of the 1790s. By Saree Makdisi. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. xviii + 394 pages.

In many ways, Saree Makdisi's William Blake and the Impossible History of the 1790s prophetically announces new prospects for Blakean criticism. On the back cover, Jon Mee salutes this book as "redefin(ing) the possibilities within Blake studies for the next generation and beyond." Makdisi's criticism has a singular combination of close, almost deconstructive, readings and an unswerving dedication to the political. All too often Blake critics ...

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