After collaborating on The Works of William Blake. Poetic, Symbolic, and Critical(1893), William Butler Yeats and Edwin John Ellis individually published additional volumes on William Blake. These editions trace the contours of each editor’s unique approach to William Blake’s works, revealing a fascinat-ing tension between mysticism and scholarship. The apparent clash of their perspectives not only influenced the selection and interpretation of Blake’s poetry, but also interestingly shaped their biographies of Blake. The current essay looks at Yeats and Ellis’ distinct authorial intent, taking their biographies of Blake as case studies to outline the growing controversy between the two editors. This divergence highlights the multifaceted nature of Blake’s legacy and the ongoing debate on the most appropriate lens through which to view his life and work.

Biografie rivisitate. Il caso Yeats-Ellis / Arianna Antonielli. - In: LEA. - ISSN 1824-484X. - ELETTRONICO. - 12:(2023), pp. 229-256. [10.36253/lea-1824-484x-14932]

Biografie rivisitate. Il caso Yeats-Ellis

Arianna Antonielli
2023

Abstract

After collaborating on The Works of William Blake. Poetic, Symbolic, and Critical(1893), William Butler Yeats and Edwin John Ellis individually published additional volumes on William Blake. These editions trace the contours of each editor’s unique approach to William Blake’s works, revealing a fascinat-ing tension between mysticism and scholarship. The apparent clash of their perspectives not only influenced the selection and interpretation of Blake’s poetry, but also interestingly shaped their biographies of Blake. The current essay looks at Yeats and Ellis’ distinct authorial intent, taking their biographies of Blake as case studies to outline the growing controversy between the two editors. This divergence highlights the multifaceted nature of Blake’s legacy and the ongoing debate on the most appropriate lens through which to view his life and work.
2023
LEA
12
229
256
Arianna Antonielli
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