Blake and the Traveller in the Evening

The Traveller in the Evening

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Blake and the Traveller in the Evening

Andy Wilson & Conor Kostick discuss how Blake's meaning has been distorted by contemporary Blakeans, and how The Traveller in the Evening hopes to counter that.

Andy Wilson

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Conor Kostick

Nov 01, 2023

Transcript

With several other podcasts in preparation, it seemed a good idea to set the scene by asking Conor Kostick to interview Andy Wilson about the origins of The Traveller in the Evening and how the site and its podcasts aim to serve up a more radical Blake, reflecting him through the lens of politics and theology, art, ecology and Surrealism.

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