William Blake, religion, misticism and poetry
This paper analyzes the mystical dimension of William Blake’s work in relation to other authors of the Western tradition . Here, I understood mysticism in the sense used by poets and Gnostics, from an interpretive vision upon on Blake’s illuminated books. From authors such as Frye and Scholem, I use...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) |
| Repositorio: | Letras (Santa Maria. Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/23548 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufsm.br/letras/article/view/23548 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | William Blake Gnosticism Poetry Gnosticismo Poesia |
| Sumario: | This paper analyzes the mystical dimension of William Blake’s work in relation to other authors of the Western tradition . Here, I understood mysticism in the sense used by poets and Gnostics, from an interpretive vision upon on Blake’s illuminated books. From authors such as Frye and Scholem, I use the terms of Norman Cohn “revolutionary mysticism” and “mystical anarchism” in order to designate certain religious rebellions present in Western art , rebellions that find in the English poet and painter an unmistakable characterization and aesthetic depth |
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