William Blake by G. K. Chesterton audiobook.

Genre: biography

G. K. Chesterton’s William Blake is a spirited and eloquent portrait of one of England’s most mysterious and visionary artists, brought alive in a richly readable audiobook that marries sharp critical insight with warm, irrepressible charm. Chesterton takes listeners by the hand through Blake’s strange life — his London workshops and solitary prophecies, his marriage, friendships, and fierce independence — while unpacking the luminous poetry and prophetic art that baffled contemporaries and confounded critics for generations. With characteristic paradox and wit, Chesterton argues that Blake was not merely an eccentric genius but a prophetic moral imagination who stood against the dry rationalism of his age; the result is part biography, part literary defense, part sermon in praise of the imagination. The narrative balances close readings of Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience and his illuminated books with vivid anecdotes and sweeping reflections on art, religion, and society, so listeners will come away understanding both the man and the spiritual urgency that animates his work. For audiobook listeners, Chesterton’s buoyant sentences and emphatic convictions translate into an irresistible oral experience — an invitation to see the world afresh through Blake’s visionary eyes and to savor a classic piece of literary criticism that reads like a story.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:23:44) Chapter 02

(00:56:14) Chapter 03

(01:24:19) Chapter 04

(01:52:03) Chapter 05

(02:12:40) Chapter 06

(02:31:23) Chapter 07

(02:57:29) Chapter 08

(03:17:03) Chapter 09

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