William Blake, Artist and Mystic

Abstract: A 50 page research paper that presents the career of late eighteenth century artist William Blake (1757-1827). The writer argues that Blake's work as an artist demonstrates Blake's mystical nature and religious orientation. Additionally, the writer shows that, unlike many of his contemporaries, Blake rejected the Enlightenment idea that reason stood supreme among human faculties. Blake's mysticism, in other words, was in direct deviance of the standard intellectual viewpoint of his era. Furthermore, the chronological survey of Blake's artistic career included in this discussion demonstrates how Blake more then deserves the estimation that his artistic contributions make him a central figure in the evolution of British art. Bibliography lists 18 sources.

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Catagory: Artists, Art Genre, & Famous Works Of Art

Subcatagory: Art & Architecture

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