Abstract
Mysticism is regarded as a poetic worldview and methodology, which has a wide connection with Western cultures and literary works. The mystical thoughts of Emanuel Swedenborg, a prominent Swedish scientist, theologian and mystic, had a huge impact on William Blake’s poetics. He integrated Swedenborg’s mystical thought into his poems and, through rich imagination, formed his own religious mystical poetics using symbolism and myths. Blake’s poetics exerts tremendous and far-reaching influence on later English poets as well.
First Page
202
Last Page
210
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Pengfeng, and Shukui Zhan. 2021. "The Influence of Emanuel Swedenborg’s Mysticism on William Blake’s Poetics." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 41, (6): pp.202-210. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol41/iss6/17
