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Há 3 dias · William Blake was an English engraver, artist, poet, and visionary, author of exquisite lyrics in Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794) and profound and difficult “prophecies,” such as Visions of the Daughters of Albion (1793), The First Book of Urizen (1794), Milton.
- G.E. Bentley
- William Blake is considered to be one of the greatest visionaries of the early Romantic era. In addition to writing such poems as “The Lamb” and “T...
- Although William Blake’s principal occupation was engraver, he transitioned to watercolour illustrations after an ambitious 1794 engraving commissi...
- Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul (1794) is arguably William Blake’s most well-known poetic c...
- Many of William Blake’s contemporaries either ignored his work or outright ridiculed him. Much of Blake’s art and poetry went unnoticed by the gene...
- William Blake’s poetry and art moved away from the periphery following Alexander Gilchrist’s publication of a two-part biography and compilation of...
Há 2 dias · William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age.
Há 8 horas · Blake's first plate of The Little Black Boy "The Little Black Boy" is a poem by William Blake featured in his collection Songs of Innocence published in 1789. The work was published during a period when slavery was still legal and the campaign for the abolition of slavery was in its nascent stages.
Há 2 dias · ‘Holy Thursday’ by William Blake asks readers to reconsider who “good” the world truly is if children can suffer in it. In the lines of this poem, William Blake alludes to Ascension Day, also known as Holy Thursday. On this day, the city’s poor charity children attend St. Paul’s Cathedral.
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- October 9, 1995
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Há 2 dias · William Blake is considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic age. Romanticism was an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century.
Há 5 dias · As foretold, I continue my survey of William Blake with a summary and analysis of Blake’s final poem in the zoa-cycle, Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. A word of caution: if you thought my summary of Vala, or the Four Zoas hard to follow, things aren’t going to get easier.
Há 4 dias · An international network of scholars and artists exploring the influence & afterlife of William Blake. The Global Blake Network began as an international conference in 2022. It has since evolved into a series of seminars and online resources.
