Hello.

Mr. Lovecraft mentions "chaotic visions od William Blake" at one point of his "Suprnatural Horror In Literature." Does anybody know what those "chaotic visions" refer to?

At first I assumed it was in reference to William Blake's marvelous paintings of gods, demons, and infernal or heavenly landscapes, but now I see that Lovecraft mentioned those "visions" with the poetry of Coleridge and Ossian, so I think it's a reference to Blake's epic poems. Blake was known for crafting his own spiritual mythology, with scenes of primordial gods and apocalyptic dooms.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 20 Nov 22 | 02:10PM by Hespire.

Thanks a lot for the answer. I have to look the poems up.

I think CAS fans would most likely enjoy William Blakes works too. I'm working on reading his Illuminated Books as he called his own technique of colored, illustrated and handwritten poems. They are very mystical (inspired by the German mystic Jakob Bohme) and contain many fantastical elements.

I have a little, now mostly forgotten, acquaintance with the "Behmenite" writings of William Law, eg. An Appeal to All That Doubt, etc.