Songs of Innocence and Experience.
The Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 25109 |
| Format | 12.6 x 19.2 |
| Détails | 134 p., 55 color illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251452104 |
I picked a reed which served as my feather
And, from the transparent water, I made ink
William Blake
William Blake (1757-1827) did not want his work to be an entertainment, and he preferred respect to earthly glory. He expected nothing from those who lived at the same time as him because he sought neither to astonish nor to seduce them. Nor did he count on posterity. He cared little if his work perished! He created it with infinite pain, but without a specific goal. He probably could not have done otherwise.
Philippe Soupault, William Blake , Paris, 1928.
I picked a reed which served as my feather
And, from the transparent water, I made ink
William Blake
William Blake (1757-1827) did not want his work to be an entertainment, and he preferred respect to earthly glory. He expected nothing from those who lived at the same time as him because he sought neither to astonish nor to seduce them. Nor did he count on posterity. He cared little if his work perished! He created it with infinite pain, but without a specific goal. He probably could not have done otherwise.
Philippe Soupault, William Blake , Paris, 1928.