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William Blake Now

Why He Matters More Than Ever

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William Blake Now

By: John Higgs
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'If a thing loves, it is infinite' William Blake

A short, impassioned argument for why the visionary artist William Blake is important in the twenty-first century

The visionary poet and painter William Blake is a constant presence throughout contemporary culture - from videogames to novels, from sporting events to political rallies and from horror films to designer fashion. Although he died nearly 200 years ago, something about his work continues to haunt the twenty-first century. What is it about Blake that has so endured? In this illuminating essay, John Higgs takes us on a whirlwind tour to prove that far from being the mere New Age counterculture figure that many assume him to be, Blake is now more relevant than ever.

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©2019 John Higgs (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group Art & Literature Authors Literary History & Criticism 21st Century
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Beautiful introduction that primes and inspires the reader to get stuck into Blake's work. Listens like a conversation in the pub with the author. John Higgs communicates deep thoughts in an elegantly readable manner. As with all his books, the way he links things together and contextualises his thought is beautiful.

Inspiring introduction

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Serious and visionary. The future invites into a potential better place, led by Blake where Faith and Reason fuse within the greater whole of Imagination.
Sober, unsanctimonious and informed optimism emerging from the chaos of Brexit Britain.

A tonic for the brexitly traumatised

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I loved John Higgs books, but less so these days as he's become a bit of a woke soldier.
It's still interesting, but just not nearly as much as previous books.

Getting 'woke'.

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Useful background and analysis of Blake but it’s disappointing to hear some present day political bias infecting the discourse.

Political undertones

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