The resulting text, blake and tradition 1969, based on her 1962 a. Blake and tradition by kathleen raine librarything. A visionary poet whose work probed the intersection of science and mysticism, raine bridged elements of jungian psychology and neoplatonism in her work. Kathleen jessie raine cbe 14 june 1908 6 july 2003 was a british poet, critic and scholar, writing in particular on william blake, w.
Kathleen raine has 77 books on goodreads with 24650 ratings. Kathleen raine, who has died aged 95, was a poet who believed in the sacred nature of all life, all true art and wisdom, and her own calling. Blake and tradition is an investigation of the sources of blake s knowledge of the neoplatonic and hermetic tradition and allied currents of thought. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Blake and tradition is an investigation of the sources of blakes.
R e v i e w kathleen raine, blake and tradition daniel hughes blake an illustrated quarterly, volume 3, issue 3, december 15, 1969, pp. Blake and tradition is a far more personal work than it might look at first the quality and commitment of kathleen raine s mind and imagination must be engaged at every point. Click to read more about blake and tradition by kathleen raine. The volumes contain what was then new information on blake s vast fund of exact knowledge in these fields, and kathleen raine interprets his works in. Yeats, among other poets in which she perceives the.
In this beautifully written and illustrated book, she progressively reveals the influences and experiences in his life that colored so vividly his passionate nature and nourished so fully his visionary character. Known for her interest in various forms of spirituality, most prominently platonism and neoplatonism, she was a founding member of the temenos academy. Kathleen raine poetry collection from famous poets and poems. In compiling her collected poems, kathleen raine drew from six decades of poetry to decide the canon by which she wished to be judged and remembered. William blake, thames and hudson, london, 1970 kathleen raine clearly has a great love for william blake. Kathleen raine 1968 suggests that blake must have seen george stubbs. Blakean illustrated quarterly, volume 3, issue 3, december 15, 1969, pp. I just obtained the bollingen edition of the 2 volume edition of blake and tradition by kathleen raine, which had a profound effect on my consciousness during. Her poetry collections include stone and flower 1943, w. The poetry of kathleen raine download ebook pdf, epub.