Date of Award
12-4-2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Christine Gallant - Chair
Second Advisor
Paul Schmidt
Third Advisor
LeeAnne Richardson
Abstract
This thesis examines the influence of the abolition debates on two of William Blake’s early writings, “The Little Black Boy” and The Visions of the Daughters of Albion. It also considers Blake’s engravings for John Gabriel Stedman’s Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam as proof of his abolitionist interest. Chapter one provides an overview of current Romantic criticism which situates Blake and other Romantic writers within a historical context. Chapter two summarizes the abolition movement in the late eighteenth century. Chapters three, four and five specifically discuss Blake’s work as abolitionist in intent.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1059471
Recommended Citation
Parker, Lisa Karee, "A World of Our Own: William Blake and Abolition." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2006.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1059471