E. P. Thompson's long-awaited book on William Blake was published shortly after the historian's death in August 1993. Acclaimed as one of his best and most deeply felt works, it appears now for the first time in paperback. Written with a vivid passion, and bearing the marks of Thompson's lifelong struggle against authoritarian and anti-humanitarian politics both at the level of the individual and of the state, Witness Against the Beast: William Blake and the Moral Law is a profound enquiry into the structure of Blake's ...
Read More
E. P. Thompson's long-awaited book on William Blake was published shortly after the historian's death in August 1993. Acclaimed as one of his best and most deeply felt works, it appears now for the first time in paperback. Written with a vivid passion, and bearing the marks of Thompson's lifelong struggle against authoritarian and anti-humanitarian politics both at the level of the individual and of the state, Witness Against the Beast: William Blake and the Moral Law is a profound enquiry into the structure of Blake's thought and the character of his sensibility. Its qualities are among those which place Thompson himself in the same tradition of dissenting values and non-conforming radicalism represented by Blake some two hundred years earlier.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Collectible; Very Good in J Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" First Edition, 1st printing. This copy is inscribed and signed by Wilbur Hugh "Ping" Ferry to John R. Seeley: "John-/ have a good / browse-and ' Merry Christmas! / Ping / 18 Dec. 93". Good to very good in very good dust jacket. Book: ink spot on very bottom of first 15 pages. 234pp.
