By Kathleen Raine
Prophet, poet, painter and engraver -- Blake's distinctiveness lies in no unmarried success, yet within the entire of what he used to be, that is greater than the sum of all that he did. So writes Kathleen Raine during this vintage learn of William Blake, a guy for whom the humanities weren't an result in themselves, yet expressed his imaginative and prescient of the non secular drama of the English nationwide being. Profusely illustrated, this quantity provides a complete view of Blake's creative achievements and a compelling and relocating portrait of the lifestyles and considered a unprecedented genius.
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