William Blake on the Importance of the Arts
May 21st, 2008 by admin
“Poetry fettered fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed, or flourish, in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish!”
William Blake, from Jerusalem (written 1880-1820)
Dear One,
One of the pictures is not from Ghana, but from Bamako, Mali.
Enjoy,
Peter
[...] I found myself intellectually unprepared to fully appreciate the genius of Blake’s words and his reverence for the arts. As I was about to take the book to the library return bin, I noticed this amazing painting titled [...]