Blake 2 0

Blake said of his works, 'Tho' I call them Mine I know they are not Mine'. So who owns Blake? Blake has always been more than words on a page. This volume takes Blake 2.0 as an interactive concept, examining digital dissemination of his works and reinvention by artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers across a variety of twentieth-century media.

Experience taught William Blake that "Wisdom is sold in the desolate market where none come to buy." His brilliant achievements as a poet, painter, and engraver brought him public notice, but little income. William Blake in the Desolate Market records how Blake, the most original of all the major English poets, earned his living. G.E. Bentley Jr, the dean of Blake scholars, details the poet's occupations as a commercial engraver, print-seller, teacher, copperplate printer, painter, publisher, and vendor of his own books. In his early career as a commercial engraver, Blake was modestly prosperous, but thereafter his fortunes declined. For his most ambitious commercial designs, he made hundreds of folio designs and scores of engravings, but was paid scarcely more than twenty pounds for two or three years' work. His invention of illuminated printing lost money, and many of his greatest works, such as Jerusalem, were left unsold at his death. He came to believe that his "business is not to gather gold, but to make glorious shapes." William Blake in the Desolate Market is an investigation of Blake's labours to support himself by his arts. The changing prices of his works, his costs and receipts, as well as his patrons and employers are expertly gathered and displayed to show the material side of the artistic career in Britain's Romantic period.

The Maryland Terrapins are the new kings of college basketball and their fans can now relive the team's voyage to the NCAA championship through dozens of stories and full-color photos in Terps: National Champions. Compiled from the pages of the Baltimore Sun, this book promises to be a cherished keepsake for all those fans who will be celebrating the victory for years to come. This action-packed book includes stories from all regular-season games, along with stories on the dazzling run through the NCAA Tournament that led to the Final Four and the championship game victory over Indiana. Terps: National Champions also features profiles of the biggest Maryland stars, including Final Four Most Outstanding Player Juan Dixon and Coach Gary Williams, as well as a look back at Cole Field House, where Maryland played their last game ever this season, making it a great way to remember a truly special season.