威廉·布莱克——反帝的狂人

William Blake-A Madman Against the Empire

生活在"三大革命"时代的英国浪漫主义诗人威廉·布莱克以其诗人的想象力、思想家的洞察力和哲学家的思辨力,积极观察、感悟和思考社会及人生,看透了大英帝国的腐朽与邪恶.他又以革命家的反潮流精神和勇气创作了大量揭露批判工业革命、歌颂美国独立革命和法国革命的诗作,憧憬着自由、平等和幸福健康的社会.为此,他倾其毕生精力,一路呼号着,成了反帝的代言人.

The British romantic poet William Blake li ved in the era of 'three revolutions'. He actively observed, perceived and thought about the world and h uman existence with a poet's imagination, a thinker's insight and a philosophe r' s reasoning, and had a keen perception of the evils and corruption of the Britis h Empire. With a revolutionary's rebellious spirit and bravery, he wrote large n umbers of poems to criticize the Industrial Revolution, spoke highly of American Independence Revolution and the French Revolution, and called for a liberal, eg al itarian and happy society of Britain. As a result, he called all his life and be came the spokesman of the rebellious against the British Empire.