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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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English poet and artist (1757–1827)

Born 28 November 1757
Died 12 August 1827

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  • Cover of: Twarde dno snu: tradycja romantyczna w poezji języka angielskiego

    First published in 2002 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Songs of experience

    First published in 1927 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Songs of innocence, 1789

    First published in 1926 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Colour versions of William Blake's Book of Job designs from the circle of John Linnell: facsimiles of the New Zealand and Collins sets and the Fitzwilliam plates

    First published in 1987 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Poems of William Blake

    First published in 1964 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Poetry and prose of William Blake

    First published in 1927 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Druckgraphik von William Blake aus der Sammlung Neuerburg: Ausstellung in der Graphischen Sammlung des Wallraf-Richartz-Museums vom 27. Januar bis 28. März 1982 : [Ausstellung und Katalog

    First published in 1982 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Colour versions of William Blake's Book of Job designs: from the circle of John Linnell : facsimiles of the New Zealand and Collins sets and the Fitzwilliam plates : with an essay

    First published in 1987 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sete livros iluminados

    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: 4 Visões Memoráveis

    First published in 2006 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Poems

    First published in 1949 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: For the sexes: the gates of Paradise

    First published in 1925 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Blake's illustrations of Dante: seven plates, designed and engraved by W. Blake, author of "Illustrations of the Book of Job," & c.&c. Price £2.2s. India paper

    First published in 1838 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An illustration by William Blake for the "Circle of the traitors," Dante's Inferno, Canto XXXII: a monograph

    First published in 1953 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: OD MI-SHIRE BLEK VE-KITS

    First published in 1980 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The marriage of Heaven and Hell: a reading & study...

    First published in 1993 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: For the sexes: the gates of Paradise

    First published in 1818 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The printing house in Hell

    First published in 1985 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: William Blake, 1757-1827: William Blake, 1757-1827

    First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Letters from William Blake to Thomas Butts, 1800-1803

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English poet and artist (1757–1827)

Born 28 November 1757
Died 12 August 1827

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Illustrations, Poetry (poetic works by one author), English poetry, Poetry, Bible, Facsimiles, Manuscripts, English Manuscripts, English Illumination of books and manuscripts, Exhibitions, Blake, william, 1757-1827, Criticism and interpretation, Catalogs, English Poets, Correspondence, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Children's poetry, English, Art collections, Children's poetry, Specimens, English literature, Fiction, History, Illustration of books, In literature

Places

Great Britain, England, United States, Araby, Araby bazaar, North Richmond Street, London, New York, New York (State), Rome, California, Japan, Massachusetts, San Marino, South Dennis

People

William Blake (1757-1827), John Milton (1608-1674), Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), 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), William Cowper (1731-1800), Alfred Doolittle, Alfred Kazin (1915-1998), Ambrose Philips (1674-1749), Amelia H. Munson (-1972), Barbara Fahrner, Colonel Pickering, Edward III King of England (1312-1377), Eliza Doolittle, Freddy Eynsford Hill, Galatea, Geoffrey Chaucer (-1400), Geoffrey Keynes Sir (1887-), Henry Higgins

Time

19th century, 18th century, Revolution, 1775-1783, 18th Century, 1912, Early modern, 1500-1700, Facsimiles

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Alternative names

  • 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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September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
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