Blake’s heaven
Nov 04, 2021
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William Blake vs The World
John Higgs
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2021
Hb, 390pp, £20, ISBN 9781474614351
Divine Images
The Life and Work of William Blake
Jason Whittaker
Reaktion Books 2021
Hb, 392pp, £25, ISBN 9781789142877
In the nearly two centuries since his death, William Blake has gone from being an obscure artist, widely deemed “mad”, to a cultural icon, albeit an oft misunderstood one. This is not entirely surprising; in both his poetry and his art, Blake’s imagery
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