{"title":"Laura Quinney","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaura Quinney’s works delve into the rich interplay between art, literature, and philosophy, offering thoughtful analysis of cultural and artistic expression. Readers will find explorations that illuminate complex ideas with clarity, often engaging with historical and contemporary figures alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer writing invites reflection on themes such as identity, creativity, and the human spirit, making her books a valuable resource for anyone interested in the deeper currents that shape arts and culture. Quinney’s approach combines scholarly insight with accessible prose, bridging the gap between academic study and wider literary appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"william-blake-on-self-and-soul-by-laura-quinney-9780674035249","title":"William Blake on Self and Soul","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been clear from the beginning that William Blake was both a political radical and a radical psychologist. In \u003ci\u003eWilliam Blake on Self and Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, Laura Quinney uses her sensitive, surprising readings of the poet to reveal his innovative ideas about the experience of subjectivity. Blake's central topic, Quinney shows us, is a contemporary one: the discomfiture of being a self or subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe greater the insecurity of the \"I\" Blake believed, the more it tries to swell into a false but mighty \"Selfhood.\" And the larger the Selfhood bulks, the lonelier it grows. But why is that so? How is the illusion of \"Selfhood\" created? What damage does it do? How can one break its hold? These questions lead Blake to some of his most original thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuinney contends that Blake's hostility toward empiricism and Enlightenment philosophy is based on a penetrating psychological critique: Blake demonstrates that the demystifying science of empiricism deepens the self's incoherence to itself. Though Blake formulates a therapy for the bewilderment of the self, as he goes on he perceives greater and greater obstacles to the remaking of subjectivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy showing us this progression, Quinney shows us a Blake for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471968714988,"sku":"9780674035249","price":118.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a65c9c8eb2aa1e90d6c9ee0b6268b6e7.jpg?v=1775692513"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/laura-quinney.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}