“asking with tears forgiveness”: Weeping as 'gentling' in Blake's Milton

In this article I wish to counter a critical perception of Blake as a ‘hard’ and unforgiving poet through a reading of his epic Milton as a conscious study in the nature of forgiveness. Specifically, I frame Blake's model of forgiveness as integral to his belief that every human has an inherent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lafford, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014