416 William Blake vs the World (with John Higgs)
The History of Literature
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The Divine Aspect of the Universe
He would have seen both as the same thing. The notion that we transform the world through the hard work of or mental struggle and mentalr is embedded deeply in his work. For him, imagination was the divine of the universe. And so hat's what he's working and he was a real grafter. He didn't go to school. So it's lot of metal and a and inat physical labor, long through the night. It's quiteeextraordinary. You can see why it sort of comes up in things like am youre,. horror films like red dragon, hannibal, film that uses imagery and invidio games.
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