William Blake, lesser known of the three canonical poets of the First Generation of British Romanticism, did a series or illustrations to accompany his poetry. "Jerusalem", pictured above, is a visual representation of Blake's exploration of the contradictions found in both divine and human existence. This image graces the opening page of the jefferson home page for Blake for a number of reasons. It not only serves to add a powerful insight into the mind of the man featured within its cyberspace but it offers those unfamiliar with Blake's work an important visual link to interpreting the poetry included within the site. The designers of this site have used images of Blake's artwork to create links to all the various pages creating "tension between the artwork and text" that The Eightfold Path discusses in step one. The inclusion of these images not only give this web site an authentic Blakian voice but they "hook" the browser into entering its web of information. The Eightfold Path said we "judge a web by its home page...it must rock or die". This image rocks what may have been some casual browsers notion of Blake's poetry (Little lamb et al) and promises that this site will hold more than a colorless, boring black and white presentation of someone's poetry.This site is so pretty it will make you green.Enough said.
 
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