William Blake was an engraver, painter and visionary mystic as well as one of the most revolutionary of the Romantic poets His writing attracted the astonished admiration of authors as diverse as Wordsworth, аогкдRuskin, WBYeats, and more recently beat poet Allen Ginsberg and the 'flower power' generation He is one of England's most original artists whose works aim to liberate imaginative energies and subvert 'the mind-forged manacles' of restriction This volume contains maбаеэчny of his writings, including: Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, and a generous selection from the Prophetic Books including Milton and Jerusalem Автор Уильям Блейк William Blake Родился в 1757 году в Лондоне Уже в четыре года пережил первый мистический опыт, как бы определивший его судьбу К двенадцати годам он самостоятельно научился читать и писать и начал сочинять стихи, а в четырнадцать поступил подмастерьем к некоему .