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Date: | Wed, 16 Nov 1994 09:13:34 EST |
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If you're interested in the integration of poetry and art,
William Blake is a seminal figure to look into. He
invented a form of engraving specifically so he
could publish his own books in his own way. He is
well regarded for his graphic work (which I love),
and his poems (I love the ones I can read). I
particularly recommend his illuminated "Marriage of
Heaven and Hell", though his "Songs of Innocence and
of Experience" are much more provocative than they
are generally recognized to be. Definitely not 7th
grade English fare. He also created elaborate
illuminations for "The Book of Job", "The Divine
Comedy" and "Paradise Lost" (you know, the lightweight
stuff). There was an inexpensive paperback edition of some
of his illuminated poems in facsimile editions, I can find
the name of the publisher if you're interested. Northrop
Frye's book Fearful Symmetry (title?) is a thorough and
authoritative book on Blakes big illuminated poems, and
Harold Bloom also wrote a big book on him, I think.
Another interesting figure that I'm aware of who integrates
words and art is the contemporary Scottish artist Ian
Hamilton Finlay (name?). His principal work of art is a
landscape he created where he lives, with lots of words
carved into stones, pediments, fascia, and all over the
place. A very eccentric, but fascinating artist.
Good luck.
Eric Siegel
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