William Blake: A Rebel Against the Age of Enlightenment
Pauper, prophet and pre-Romantic
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8 min readApr 19, 2022
Where does genius end and madness begin? Where does vision decay into delusion? In an age of revolution and enlightenment, one man walked the thin line between these forces. His name was William Blake, poet, painter, and one of Britain’s most influential figures.
