History of the Book : William Blake and the Art of Engraving ISBN: 9781851965786 Platform/Publisher: PQ ebrary / National Book Network International Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a time Subjects: Blake William : 1757-1827 : Criticism and interpretation.;
Sung closely examines William Blake's extant engraved copper plates and arrives at a new interpretation of his working process. Sung suggests that Blake revised and corrected his work more than was previously thought. This belies the Romantic ideal that the acts of conception and execution are simultaneous in the creative process.