The Evolution of Blake's Myth

In Sheila A. Spector establishes the dimensions of the myth that structures Blake’s thought. In the first of three parts, she uses Blake’s most complete book, as the basis for extrapolating the components of the consolidated myth. She then traces the chronological development of the myth from its origin in the late 1780s through its crystallization in Finally, she demonstrates how Blake used the myth hermeneutically, as the horizon of expectations for interpreting not only his own work, but the Bible and the visionary texts of others, as well.