William Blake is one of England’s most fascinating writers; he was not only a groundbreaking poet, but also a painter, engraver, radical, and mystic. Although Blake was dismissed as an eccentric by his contemporaries, his powerful and richly symbolic poetry has been a fertile source of inspiration to the many writers and artists who have followed in his footsteps.
In this collection Patti Smith brings together her personal favorites of Blake’s poems, including the complete Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, to give a singular picture of this unique genius, whom she calls in her moving introduction “the spiritual ancestor” of generations of poets.
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William Blake es uno de los escritores más fascinantes de Inglaterra; no solo fue un poeta innovador, sino también pintor, grabador, radical y místico. Aunque sus contemporáneos lo consideraban un excéntrico, su poesía, poderosa y cargada de simbolismo, ha sido una fuente inagotable de inspiración para innumerables escritores y artistas a lo largo del tiempo.
En esta colección, Patti Smith selecciona sus poemas favoritos de Blake, incluyendo las obras completas de Songs of Innocence y Songs of Experience, para ofrecer un retrato singular de este genio incomparable, a quien describe en su conmovedora introducción como “el ancestro espiritual” de generaciones de poetas.