William Blake and the Impossible History of the 1790s
Monday May 31, 2004
In "William Blake and the Impossible History of the 1790s," Saree Makdisi explores the enigmatic character of William Blake, as he fits into the history of his age. Blake is seen as "improbable and impossible," but that off-kilter madness is part of what makes Blake's work so spectacular. "For Blake's work," as Makdisi writes, "invokes a world of spirits and of imaginative power, a sense of time as fractured and unevenly heterogeneous, as sense of sharing and being in common..." Read more about William Blake:
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I enjoy Blake, although I have to admit I am only somewhat familiar with his poetry and design. My favorite bit of trivia is the quote (not quite right, apparently) from America that appears in the movie Bladerunner. (Fiery the angels rose; and as they rose deep thunder rolled around their shores; indignant burning with the fires of Orc.)