“The reason Milton wrote in fetters when he wrote of Angels and God, and at liberty when of Devils and Hell, is because he was a true poet and of the Devil's party without knowing it.” ReasonReligionPartyLibertyHellKnowingPoetDevilAngelMiltonFetters Author:William Blake
“Both poet and painter want to reach the silence behind the language, the silence within the language. Both painter and poet want their work to shine not only in daylight but (by whatever illusionist magic) from within.” WantScienceReligionLanguageBehindsSilenceMagicPoetShiningPainterSilence IsDaylightIllusionists Book:Figures of thought: speculations on the meaning of poetry & other essays Source: Figures of thought: speculations on the meaning of poetry & other essays
“Without poetry, religion becomes obscure, false, and malignant; without philosophy, licentious in all wantonness, and lascivious to the point of self-castration.” SelfPhilosophyPoetryReligionPoetPhilosophicalObscureCastration Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“If one believes philosophers, then what we call religion is only a deliberately popularized or an instinctively artless philosophy. Poets seem to consider religion rather as a variation of poetry which by misjudging its proper beautiful game takes itself too seriously and one-sidedly. Philosophy, however, admits and recognizes that it can begin and complete itself only with religion. Poetry seeks only to strive for the infinite and despises worldly utility and culture, which are the true antitheses of religion. Eternal peace among artists is thus not far away.” IfsBelievePhilosophySeemsBeautifulPoetryArtistReligionCultureGamesPoetEternalPhilosophicalInfiniteStrivePhilosopherDespiseFar AwayWorldlyUtilityVariationAntithesisEternal Peace Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“Poetry and philosophy are, according to how you take them, different spheres, different forms, or factors of religion. Try to really combine both, and you will have nothing but religion.” TryingDifferentPhilosophyFormPoetryReligionPoetPhilosophicalFactorsSpheres Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel