Book description
Considered one of the seminal poets and artists of the Romantic Age, William Blake and his idiosyncratic mix of philosophy and art have long baffled and delighted readers from all walks of life. When encountering such a unique body of work for the first time, the reader would be wise…
Why read it?
1 author picked Golgonooza as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I never knew Kathleen Raine but wish that I had.
A poet and scholar of William Blake, she is one of those people who can only ever say fascinating things – not just in terms of insight, but the kind of things that are arresting because they change your experience of life.
I found my sense of what the imagination is profoundly deepening with each chapter of this book. She quotes lots of Blake, so you have the energy of his poetry to enjoy, and Raine was a poet, which must be why her prose packs loads of punch.
From Mark's list on The best books to be free of the fear that you have no imagination.
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