Blake
Peter Ackroyd
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Blake
by Peter Ackroyd, PETER ACKROYD
Published
Apr 13, 2016
Publisher
Zysk i S-ka
Pages
546
ISBN-13
9788377857656
ISBN-10
8377857650
Description
Blake, a London hosier's son, began having mystical visions around age eight and came to see his life as a revelation of eternity. While eking out a living as an engraver, he stripped away levels of conventional perception to create a universe of mythical figures, muses and angels, or prophets and bards who stand alone against the world. For Ackroyd, biographer of Dickens and T.S. Eliot, Blake's tragedy was that he had the capacity to become a great public and religious poet but instead turned in upon himself, gaining neither reputation nor influence in his lifetime. Combining meticulous scholarship with uncanny psychological insight, this marvelously illustrated biography (with color and b&w plates of Blake's paintings, drawings and engravings) presents him as a prescient social critic who, long before Freud, saw warfare as a form of repressed sexuality, and whose prophetic epic poems offer a cogent vision of humanity's spiritual renewal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Blake?
This edition of Blake has approximately 546 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Blake?
For most readers, Blake typically takes between 11h 23m and 7h 35m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 136,500 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 9h 6m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 19 days • Estimated word count: 136,500 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Blake?
The estimated word count for Blake is approximately 136,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Blake?
Blake was written by Peter Ackroyd, PETER ACKROYD.
When was Blake published?
The publication date for this specific edition is Apr 13, 2016. The original work may have been published on a different date.