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Blake As A Mystic Poet
Blake As A Mystic Poet
William Blake is no doubt first mystical poet of 18th century. In his poetry
he preaches for the development of human soul. He has shown intense
vision prophetic imagination and mystical mind when arise in him due to
his contact with mystical figures. This shows him the prince of mystical
revolt as a critic Raina says,
Blake seems perhaps, the greatest Christian prophet of modern age.
Blake theology or his doctrine is that God is the lord of all human beings
and he reveals His relation with man in nature. He does not think that
God exist apart from man rather he is in man. He is creative and spiritual
power in man As he says
Man is all imagination, God is man, exists in us and we in him
He expresses same idea in the poem Augries of innocence when he
talks about ods power and says that God is the name of light and appears
in human form. Those persons who have strong belief about this doctrine
can find Him. As he says,