Chesterton’s 1910 study, written for a popular art series, sketches Blake’s life as engraver, poet and painter, then grapples with his mysticism, arguing that Blake suffered from the modern loneliness of the spiritualist who must know his gods before he loves them. It reproduces many of Blake’s designs, from the Songs to the prophetic books.
An idiosyncratic and quotable meeting of two great English eccentrics, for readers of Blake or of Chesterton. Download the free EPUB.