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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: The lyrical poems of William Blake.
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    First published in 1905 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: All religions are one

    First published in 1926 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Blake's Grave: a prophetic book, being William Blake's illustrations for Robert Blair's The grave, arranged as Blake directed.
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    First published in 1963 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Blake's poems and prophecies
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    First published in 1927 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Blake's poetry and designs: authoritative texts, illuminatins in color and monochrome, related prose, criticism
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    Cover of edition blakespoetrydesi0000blak_k4k5 First published in 1979 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The illuminated Blake: all of William Blake's illuminated works with a plate-by-plate commentary
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    First published in 1974 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Pencil drawings.: Second series. Edited by Geoffrey Keynes for the Nonesuch Press.

    First published in 1927 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Songs of innocence and of experience, shewing the two contrary states of the human soul, 1789-1794

    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The tyger
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    First published in 1969 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: William Blake 1757-1827: the complete series of original engravings for the Book of Job

    First published in 1947 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: William Blake's writings
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    First published in 1978 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

    First published in 1981 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Poems: With Specimens Of The Prose Writings Of William Blake

    First published in 2007 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A bibliographical study of William Blake's note-book
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    First published in 1953 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Blake's illustrations of Dante: seven plates

    First published in 1968 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The complete graphic works of William Blake
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    Cover of edition completegraphicw0000blak First published in 1978 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The complete writings of William Blake
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    First published in 1966 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: divine image

    First published in 1960 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Engravings

    First published in 1950 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Europe, a prophecy.

    First published in 1794 — 3 editions
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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

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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