The contra-diction of design : Blake's illustrations to Gray's Ode on the death of a favourite cat

Author

Lussier, Mark

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Visible language. 1989, Num. 2-3, Vol. 23, p. 205-219, 6 ill.

ISSN

0022-2224

Abstract (en)

Blake's designs (1790) offer an other language, a contra-diction, that deconstructs Gray's conscious--and liberates his unconscious discourse. Blake's visual language champions desire's expression, specifically feminine desire, and resists the repression of that desire urged by Gray in his own controlled poetic diction. Blake's images define the visual field at the margin of discourse as the realm of the unconscious. Further, he demonstrates a number of concepts later argued by Jacques Lacan.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Prints and illustration -- United Kingdom
• Blake, William, 1757-1827
• Illustration
• Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771
• Ode on the death of a favourite cat
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Deconstruction
• Feminism
• Unconscious
• Lacan, Jacques, 1901-1981
• Writings
• Psychology
• France
• Poetry

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Estampe et illustration -- Royaume-Uni
• Blake, William, 1757-1827
• Illustration
• Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771
• Ode on the death of a favourite cat
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Déconstruction
• Féminisme
• Inconscient
• Lacan, Jacques, 1901-1981
• Ecrits
• Psychologie
• France
• Poésie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00416843

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