Explored the transformation of political aesthetics in William Blake's poetry, from early positive depictions of revolutionary energy release to later scenes of terror and bloodshed. This transformation is related to Blake's aesthetic training and interest in human anatomy, but also reflects the coherence of his political thinking. Blake's poetry embodies an emphasis on balance and symmetry, which are the core of his political thought. By comparing early and late poetry, we can discover Blake's intellectual thinking on the construction of a harmonious political system. He presents the consequences of losing control of energy and passion in the form of illusions, attempting to establish symmetry and balance between freedom and order, reflecting a political view of "negotiation". Negotiation "was originally a political term referring to negotiations between political groups, and later expanded to the fields of economics and literature. Blake's poetry can be seen as a work of art that uses a sense of balance to dissolve conflicts and oppositions, which are manifested in the presentation of energy release methods and the interpretation of the relationship between individuals and communities in the text. Blake's political views are the result of confrontation and negotiation among different social forces.

1、 The demand and restraint of desire

Compared to his early works, Blake's late poems exhibit a mysterious and obscure nature, which reflects both his response to the political situation at the time and his rejection of orthodox reason and universal doctrine. He presents the dialectical release of social energy through imagination, subtly expresses political views, and mainly focuses on the realization of desires and the circulation of passion. Blake believed that reasonable desires are crucial for the health of organisms or organic societies, while criticizing the religious abstinence ideology for its control over society. In "The Dreams of Albion's Daughters," Blake criticizes the hypocritical definition of female chastity in religious doctrine through the image of the female protagonist Oson, emphasizing the rational pursuit of desire. Modern writers D.H. Lawrence and Raymond Williams also emphasize the importance of sensory experience in achieving self integrity. Blake sees desire as a weapon to break through rigid categories and rational structures, but also warns of the consequences of excessive desire, emphasizing the need for moderation in revolutionary desires. He symbolizes rational and excessive desires through the concepts of overflow and ghost in his own mythological system. Blake's concept of desire balance is a symbolic metaphor for his political equilibrium, reflecting his theoretical interpretation of passion and circulation.

2、 The Spread and Circulation of Passion

Explored the pursuit of balance between passion release and social unrest in Blake's poetry, and how he achieved this balance through the political aesthetics of "negotiation". Blake opposes war and violence, believing that war transforms the art of life into the art of death, and explores a reasonable path to unleash revolutionary passion through the metaphor of blood circulation in medicine. His works reflect a keen insight into the consequences of losing control of revolutionary passion, especially after the French Revolution, when his pursuit of balance and stability became more urgent. Blake's theory of "circulation" reflects his political stance, as he is neither entirely conservative nor entirely radical, but rather absorbs certain viewpoints from both factions. The circulation he desires is a regular cycle and circulation to maintain the health of the organism, reflected at the political level, which is to establish a regulatory mechanism between freedom and rules. Blake used the metaphor of blood and energy circulation to reflect political stability and balance, which was influenced by the discussions on the topic of "energy" in society at that time, as well as the theories and practices in the medical field. He attempted to construct a space that allows energy to flow more freely between the cold order and the flames of passion, which is crucial for achieving a healthy national organism.

3、 Negotiation between individuals and communities

Explored the political negotiation aesthetics between individuals and communities in Blake's poetry. Blake was influenced by Enlightenment thinkers, particularly Hobbes and Locke's social contract theory, natural rights, and popular sovereignty, which formed the tradition of individual primacy in Western thought. Blake not only praises the power of freedom in his poetry, but also criticizes Locke's natural rights and individualism, reflecting the traditional political stance. He uses the language of quasi religion to explain the relationship between the individual and the whole, emphasizing the responsibility and obligation of human beings to society, and believing that society, like God, has pre existence and determinacy. Blake's political aesthetic thought is based on the analogy of quasi religious relationships, including the relationship between God and humanity from a religious perspective and the pluralistic and unified aesthetic ideal based on the theory of the divine body. He equated God with humans and believed that the individual was included in the whole, which is similar to Rousseau's viewpoint in "The Social Contract". Blake's "sacred body theory" was influenced by Rousseau's "public will" ideology, which believed that individuals should give up their own interests for the benefit of the whole. He emphasized the sanctity and uniqueness of the individual and attributed it to the overall image of the Eucharist of God, thereby erasing individuality and making it part of the whole. Blake's aesthetic ideas are reflected in his definition of imagination and emphasis on division of labor, believing that individuals promote the interests of the whole through division of labor. He expanded his personal subject value into the national subject value of the British Empire by imagining a sacred community, completing the transition from artistic romanticism to national chauvinism with imperialist tendencies. Blake's aesthetics play a role in regulating social rights, defining sublime imagination as the ideal aesthetic object and equating it with the body of Jesus. His ideology has a dual nature, both revolutionary and conservative, opposing authoritarianism and advocating for freedom, while maintaining order and authority. It is a stable and balanced body achieved through negotiation between rights and freedom.