William Blake and the Visionary Law Prophecy, Legislation and Constitution

This book examines the difficult relationship between individual intellectual freedom and the legal structures which govern human societies in William Blake’s works, showing that this tension carries a political urgency that has not yet been recognised by scholars in the field. In doing so, it offer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mauger, Matthew
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 – Introduction
  • 2 – Laws Ancient and Modern: Nation, Custom and Legislative Renewal
  • 3 – One Law for the Lion and the Ox is Oppression: the Emergence of Universal Law
  • 4 – One King, One God, One Law: Building Constitutions in the Lambeth Books
  • 5 – The Heavens Squared by a Line: Legal Architecture and Mystery
  • 6 – Such are the Laws of Eternity: Recovery, Redemption, and Prophecy
  • 7 – Creating Nature from this Fiery Law: Towards Visionary Legislation?
  • 8 – Conclusion