Witness against the Beast: William Blake and the Moral Law - Softcover

Thompson, E. P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521469775 ISBN 13: 9780521469777

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

E. P. Thompson's long-awaited book on William Blake was published shortly after the historian's death in August 1993. Acclaimed as one of his best and most deeply felt works, it appears now for the first time in paperback. Written with a vivid passion, and bearing the marks of Thompson's lifelong struggle against authoritarian and anti-humanitarian politics both at the level of the individual and of the state, Witness Against the Beast: William Blake and the Moral Law is a profound enquiry into the structure of Blake's thought and the character of his sensibility. Its qualities are among those which place Thompson himself in the same tradition of dissenting values and non-conforming radicalism represented by Blake some two hundred years earlier.

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Book Description:

Originally appearing shortly after E. P. Thompson's death in 1993, and acclaimed as one of his best and most deeply felt works, Witness Against the Beast appears now for the first time in paperback. 'Everything characteristic of the late E. P. Thompson - his clarity, humanity, and breadth of learning - is present in this book.' Financial Times

Review:

'Everything characteristic of the late E. P. Thompson - his clarity, humanity, and breadth of learning - is present in this book.' Financial Times

'The book stands as a tribute by an outstanding historian to an idiosyncratic genius.' Literary Review

'Thompson speaks to us once more in his highly individual voice through the pages of this vital and challenging work.' Tribune

'This book should go onto every undergraduate's reading list.' Evening Standard

'A stunning, undoubtedly major work.' Anarchist Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0521469775
• ISBN 13: 9780521469777
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284