Blake lived and died in obscurity. He was misunderstood, misinterpreted and ignored for over hundred years. Today it is not uncommon to find Blake regarded as the greatest of the Romantic poets, or being placed with Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton. He wields a deep influence on the modern youth and mind. He has become the hero of the British and the American underground, the prophet of the Alternative Society, forerunner of Ginsberg, inspirer of Adrian Michell ...
