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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Autor: Willer, Claudio
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
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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