William Blake and the Myths of Britain

William Blake and the Myths of Britain is the first full-length study of Blake''s use of British mythology and history. From Atlantis to the Deists of the Napoleonic Wars, this book addresses why the eighteenth century saw a revival of interest in the legends of the British Isles and how Blake applied these in his extraordinary prophetic histories of the giant Albion, revitalising myths of the Dru...