William Blake Controversy

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William Blake
He wrote about a series of cosmic myths and epics with which he laid down a complex and detailed philosophical poetry scheme. The mission throughout his writing is always apocalyptic although he created a political atmosphere in his Lambeth book series. In his later prophecies, he created a psychological atmosphere. His original focus shifts from a social-political atmosphere of apocalyptic proportions to a psychic regeneration of the mind of each person as an individual.

Blake addressed to ability of an individual’s perception. Blake stated that “ a human perceiving is a human imagining.” This idea is an act that encloses the volume of an individual’s energy and his/her personality. The thing that is being perceived is dependent …show more content…

"William Blake." Salem Press, Grey House, 2015

The most famous piece of poetry that Blake wrote can be found in a fragmented and unfinished piece of writing containing a sophisticated interpretation of the teachings and character of Christ called The Everlasting Gospel.

Blake began using “illuminated printing,” which is a special type of relief etching in which each page of a book is printed in black and white from an engraved plate consisting of text and drawings. The first book that Blake issued containing the first example of “illuminated printing” was called Songs of Innocence. This book, much like all of his previous books, needs to be appreciated in all of its beauty and it must be read in the original form from which it came from. The primary effect of “illuminated printing” was to restrict readers of the book to the few in that the artist displays not only books, but pictures.
Blake, William." Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Merriam-Webster, 1995. Literature Resource Center, go.galegroup.com. Accessed 11 Nov. 2016.
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Coleridge delivered numerous lectures on famous authors such as William Shakespeare, as well as lectures on drama. One of first books that he wrote containing literary criticism was entitled Biographia Litera. This book told the story of Coleridge’s life and it discussed how his theory of politics intertwined with his newfound interest in literary criticism. This novel also contained multiple chapters about the various works of German philosophers and other famous poets from Europe. Coleridge did not cite the work of these various authors within his novel and so he was accused of

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