"Hear the voice of the Bard! Who Present, Past, and Future sees, Whose ears have heard, The Holy Word That walk'd among theancient trees." -William Blake Should we be reading the poetry of Blake and Wordsworth thesame way as the canonized prophets of scripture? That's theargument Vogel makes in this provocative new collectioncombining the two major titans of the Romantic Generation. Indeed, both poets literally viewed themselves as prophets. Blake, recalling the words of Hebraic scripture, often referred to himselfas "the ...
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"Hear the voice of the Bard! Who Present, Past, and Future sees, Whose ears have heard, The Holy Word That walk'd among theancient trees." -William Blake Should we be reading the poetry of Blake and Wordsworth thesame way as the canonized prophets of scripture? That's theargument Vogel makes in this provocative new collectioncombining the two major titans of the Romantic Generation. Indeed, both poets literally viewed themselves as prophets. Blake, recalling the words of Hebraic scripture, often referred to himselfas "the voice of one crying in the wilderness," while Wordsworthconsidered his role as poet, "the rock of defense for humannature." In Poet Prophets, Vogel showcases the incredible visionary powerof these two remarkable poets with an impassioned introductoryessay exploring their roles as messengers of a spiritual reality towhich most were "out of tune"; 50 poems from each author, including their longer works, "Jerusalem" and "The Prelude";brief introductions to each poem to provide context andaccessibility, and a list of famous quotes for easy-reference. "Of the six major poets now commonly grouped as the EnglishRomantics, [these] two clearly stand in eminence.[They]shared [the] similar desire to awaken us from the sleep of death, which we call life." -Harold Bloom
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