William Blake vs the World Audiobook Libro.fm

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A glittering stream of revelatory light Fascinating THE TIMESRich complex and original TOM HOLLANDOne of the best books on Blake I have ever read DAVID KEENANAbsolutely wonderful TERRY GILLIAMAn alchemical dream of a book SALENA GODDENTells us a great deal about all human imagination ROBIN INCEPoet artist visionary and author of the unofficial English national anthem Jerusalem William Blake is an archetypal misunderstood genius His life passed without recognition and he worked without reward mocked dismissed and misinterpreted Yet from his ignoble end in a paupers grave Blake now occupies a unique position as an artist who unites and attracts people from all corners of society and a rare inclusive symbol of English identity Blake famously experienced visions and it is these that shaped his attitude to politics sex religion society and art Thanks to the work of neuroscientists and psychologists we are now in a better position to understand what was happening inside that remarkable mind and gain a deeper appreciation of his brilliance His timeless work we will find has never been more relevantIn William Blake vs the World we return to a world of riots revolutions and radicals discuss movements from the Levellers of the sixteenth century to the psychedelic counterculture of the 1960s and explore the latest discoveries in neurobiology quantum physics and comparative religion Taking the reader on wild detours into unfamiliar territory John Higgs places the bewildering eccentricities of a most singular artist into context And although the journey begins with us trying to understand him we will ultimately discover that it is Blake who helps us to understand ourselves