William Blake in popular music with Camila Oliveira - 03 - Talks beyond time and place

London beyond time and place

"Blake is not only the mystic and visionary poet, he is also a revolutionary. This combination of the mystic and the revolutionary is very powerful. That is basically what has made him so appealing for musicians since the 1960s. Most artists try to find their own Blake" - Camila Oliveira TALKS BEYOND TIME AND PLACE - EPISODE THREE: CAMILA OLIVEIRA Camila Oliveira is a William Blake researcher from Brazil and she has specialized in "Blake and Music". In her PhD thesis, she discusses Blake's reception in popular music in the 20th and 21st century. She interviewed musicians inspired by Blake's work, for example BRUCE DICKINSON (IRON MAIDEN), TIM BLAKE, GORDON GILTRAP and ED SANDERS. She is also a translator and translated the lyrics of IAN ANDERSON'S JETHRO TULL "Thick as a Brick 2" into Portuguese. Currently she is working on a Portuguese translation of Blake’s magnum opus "Jerusalem, the Emanation of the Giant Albion". WILLIAM BLAKE IN POPULAR MUSIC In the third episode of "Talks beyond time and place", we discuss the influence of Blake on BOB DYLAN, JIM MORRISON, ALLEN GINSBERG, PATTI SMITH and BRUCE DICKINSON. She also shares her experience of feeling like a foreigner when living in London and we try to find out if London is female or male. LINKS Philipp Röttgers "Two eras of Genesis?": https://london-beyond-time-and-place.com/two-eras-of-genesis-the-development-of-a-rock-band-2015/ TALKS BEYOND TIME AND PLACE “Talks beyond time and place” is a series of online conversations by author Philipp Röttgers of "London beyond time and place". Philipp and his guests chat about how London influences their lives and in every episode, they cover certain topics, depending on the individual guest. Among his guests are scholars, historians, tour guides and more and the atmosphere feels like a conversation in a pub. https://london-beyond-time-and-place.com/talks-beyond-time-and-place-episode-03-camila-oliveira/ Music by Bryan Kolarczyk Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/londonbeyondtimeandplace