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‘I Must Create a System or be Enslaved by Another Man’s’: The Visionary World of William Blake — Jim Carroll's Blog

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William Blake 'Europe' Plate i: Frontispiece, 'The Ancient of Days' 1827 (?) © The Whitworth, The University of Manchester ‘The enquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite as a virtuous ass, and obedient to noblemen’s opinions in arts and science.’ William Blake I recently attended a fine exhibition of the art of William Blake (Tate Britain, London, until 2 February). Welcome to a world of angels, snakes and devils; of gods, monsters and demons. Welcome to bearded titans and long-locked maidens; to stooping figures in billowing robes making grand theatrical gestures. Here are muscled torsos and sinuous limbs; heroic figures wreathed in rays of light and clouds of smoke. Here’s Isaac Newton working with his compass, poor old Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon crawling on all fours. Here’s the ghost of a flea, and Urizen, the embodiment of Reason and Science, reaching down to measure the Earth – a futile endeavour. Welcome to a wo

William Blake 'Europe' Plate i: Frontispiece, 'The Ancient of Days' 1827 (?) © The Whitworth, The University of Manchester ‘The enquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite as a virtuous ass, and obedient to noblemen’s opinions in arts and science.’ William Blake I recently attended a fine exhibition of the art of William Blake ( Tate Britain, London, until 2 February ). Welcome to a world of angels, snakes and devils; of gods, monsters and demons. Welcome to bearded titans and long-locked maidens; to stooping figures in billowing robes m

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