William Blake was born in London in 1757. He was apprenticed to a master engraver and then studied at the Royal Academy under the guidance of Joshua Reynolds. In 1789 he engraved and published Songs of Innocence and the contrasting Songs of Experience came later in 1794. A poet, painter and printmaker of great originality and imagination, his work was largely unrecognized during his lifetime and he struggled to make a living. Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. He died in 1827.
Los poemas que William Blake reunió en
el manuscrito que se publica en este volumen constituyen sin duda el mejor resumen posible
de su producción literaria. Siguiendo la tradición de nombrar un poemario con el título de su texto
más célebre, hemos optado aquí por llamar "Augurios...
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