Blake's Job: William Blake's Illustrations of the Book of Job
Long regarded as the doyen of modern Blake studies, S. Foster Damon has added to his already formidable reputation by the recent publication of ...Blake's "Job." Blake's series of twenty-two black-and-white engraved illustrations is beautifully reproduced, and facing each is Professor Damon's commentary, which never loses sight of the magnitude of its twin subjects.
The Book of Job was one of the greatest books ever written, here it is interpreted by one of the greatest illustrators.--Arts Canada Annual
A valuable and conveniently arranged edition, with fine reproductions of the Harvard proofs, a tabulation and collation of Blake's Biblical inscriptions alongside the original King James text, and a lucid and instructive...Damonian commentary, plate by plate. --English Language Notes
In his introduction and in the commentaries on each illustration, Professor Damon explicates Blake's complex symbolism, demonstrating that the engravings are a carefully conceived projection of Blake's entire philosophical system. The present edition is both a visual and a literary achievement; reproduction and typography are skillfully handled, and Professor Damon's text has the authority of a prolific and distinguished Blake scholar. For all English literature collections. --Library Journal
