Download or read book Blake, Nation and Empire written by D. Worrall and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-09-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Blake's work in the context of discourses of nation and empire, of the construction of a public sphere, and restores the longevity to his artistic career by placing emphasis on his work in the 1820s. Relevant contexts include technology, sentimentalism, Ireland and Catholic Emancipation, missionary prospectuses and body politics.