William Blake was born in London in 1757. He was apprenticed to a master engraver and then studied at the Royal Academy under the guidance of Joshua Reynolds. In 1789 he engraved and published Songs of Innocence and the contrasting Songs of Experience came later in 1794. A poet, painter and printmaker of great originality and imagination, his work was largely unrecognized during his lifetime and he struggled to make a living. Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. He died in 1827.
Dans Le Mariage du Ciel et de l’Enfer, recueil de poésies en prose publié en 1790, William Blake exprime sa méfiance vis-à-vis de la conception religieuse manichéenne de la vie. En Enfer, la sagesse des démons triomphe sur celle des anges. L’Ame et le Corps ne sont pas pour William...
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