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William Blake

William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic poetry has been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language".[1] His visual artistry has led one British art journalist to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced".[2] Although he only once journeyed farther than a day's walk outside London during his lifetime,[3] he produced a diverse and symbolically rich corpus, which embraced the imagination as "the body of God",[4] or "Human existence itself".[5] (Source.)

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Born 28 November 1757
Died 12 August 1827

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  • Cover of: The complete writings of William Blake

    First published in 1966 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1960 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Eight songs of William Blake.

    First published in 1925 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Engravings

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    First published in 1794 3 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1810 3 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1967 3 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Selected poetry

    First published in 1960 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Selections from the symbolical poems of William Blake

    First published in 1915 3 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition selectionsfromsy00blakrich Cover of edition selectionsfroms00piergoog
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  • Cover of: The song of Los

    First published in 1795 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Songs of innocence ; and, Songs of experience

    First published in 1902 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Tyger! Tyger!

    First published in 1969 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Vala: or, The four zoas. A facsimile of the manuscript, a transcript of the poem, and a study of its growth and significance, by G.E. Bentley, Jr.

    First published in 1956 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: William Blake's engravings

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  • Cover of: The works of William Blake: poetic, symbolic, and critical.

    First published in 1893 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The prophetic writings of William Blake: edited with general introduction glossarial index of symbols commentary and appendices

    First published in 1969 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition propheticwriting0002blak
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  • Cover of: The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Seventh Edition: Volume 2A: The Romantic Period

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  • Cover of: William Blake

    First published in 1964 2 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: The lyrical poems of William Blake

    First published in 1906 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Visions of the daughters of Albion

    First published in 1793 2 editions in 1 language
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Born 28 November 1757
Died 12 August 1827
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Illustrations, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Poetry, English poetry, Bible, Facsimiles, English Manuscripts, English Illumination of books and manuscripts, Manuscripts, Blake, william, 1757-1827, Exhibitions, Criticism and interpretation, English Poets, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Catalogs, Children's poetry, English, Correspondence, Art collections, Children's poetry, Fiction, History, In literature, Specimens, Artists, Bible, illustrations
Places
Great Britain, Araby, Araby bazaar, England, North Richmond Street, United States, London, New York, New York (State), Rome, California, Japan, Massachusetts, San Marino, South Dennis
People
William Blake (1757-1827), Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), John Milton (1608-1674), Virgil, Thomas Gray (1716-1771), Edward Young (1683-1765), Robert Blair (1699-1746), Thomas Butts (1759-1846), Mangan's sister, John Linnell (1792-1882), Robert John Thornton (1768?-1837), Alfred Doolittle, Alfred Kazin (1915-1998), Ambrose Philips (1674-1749), Colonel Pickering, Edward III King of England (1312-1377), Eliza Doolittle, Freddy Eynsford Hill, Galatea, Geoffrey Keynes Sir (1887-), Henry Higgins, Homer, John Bunyan (1628-1688), Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), Maxwell David Eugene Clayton-Stamm
Time
19th century, 18th century, Revolution, 1775-1783, 18th Century, 1912, Facsimiles

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  • Blake William
  • William BLAKE
  • William, Blake
  • Blake/William
  • House of William Blake.
  • 1757-1827 Blake William
  • Blake, William, 1757-1827.
  • BLAKE, WILLIAM, 1757-1827.

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May 4, 2014 Edited by KirstinM Added new photo
October 22, 2010 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import