Fearful Symmetry

Name: Fearful Symmetry
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ISBN: 9780691278100

A Study of William Blake

Northrop Frye, Nicholas Halmi

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English

Princeton University Press
01 November 2025

Poetry by individual poets; Literary studies: poetry & poets

Series: Princeton Classics

The landmark book that situates Blake's poetry within the intellectual movements of his day and unlocks his symbolism for modern readers.

Since it was first published, Northrop Frye's Fearful Symmetry has established itself as the defining commentary on the poetic vision of William Blake. Frye gives a complete solution to the riddles of Blake's longer poems

the so-called 'Prophecies'

and demonstrates how Blake's works form a coherent mythical pattern that broadens our conception of literature. He explains how Blake arrived at a theory of knowledge that was also, for him, a theory of religion, life, and art, and how this rigorously defined system of ideas found expression in the complicated but consistent symbolism of his poetry. With an incisive foreword by scholar and literary critic Nicholas Halmi, this Princeton Classics edition shows how Blake reflects the literary and the intellectual atmosphere of his time while holding renewed meaning for us today.

By: Northrop Frye
Foreword by: Nicholas Halmi
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm,
ISBN: 9780691278100
ISBN 10: 0691278105
Series: Princeton Classics
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 01 November 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Northrop Frye (1912-1991) was University Professor at the University of Toronto, where he was also professor of English at Victoria College. His books include Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays (Princeton). Nicholas Halmi is professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Oxford and the Margaret Candfield Tutorial Fellow in English at University College.