William Blake

1757–1827

9 standalone books

William Blake (1757-1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker, largely unrecognized during his lifetime but now considered a seminal figure in Romantic-era poetry and visual arts. His prophetic poetry is said to be among the least-read bodies of poetry in the English language, while his visual art has led one British critic to call him the greatest artist Britain has produced. Though he rarely traveled beyond a day's walk from London, he produced a diverse, symbolically rich body of work that embraced the imagination as "the body of God" or "Human existence itself."

Born

1757