William Blake



William Blake

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born November 28, 1757
died August 12, 1827
gender male
place of birth Golden Square, London, England, United Kingdom
genre Poetry

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William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake's work is today considered seminal and significant in the history of both poetry and the visual arts.

Blake's prophetic poetry has been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the language". His visual artistry has led one modern critic to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced." Although he only once travelled any further than a day's walk outside London over the course of his life, his creative vision engendered a diverse and symbolically rich corpus, which embraced 'imagination' as "the body of God", or "Human existenc...more

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avg rating: 4.40 | 2496 ratings | 127 distinct works
The Marriage of Heaven and Hel... The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: A Facsimile in Full Color (Paperback)
by William Blake
avg rating 4.48 — 317 ratings — published 1994
9 editions
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William Blake: The Complete Il... William Blake: The Complete Illuminated Books (Paperback)
by William Blake
avg rating 4.64 — 210 ratings — published 2001
4 editions
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The Complete Poems The Complete Poems (Penguin Classics)
by William Blake
avg rating 4.57 — 115 ratings — published 1978
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Songs of Innocence and Songs o... Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience (Dover Thrift Editions)
by William Blake
avg rating 4.11 — 94 ratings — published 1992
22 editions
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The Portable William Blake The Portable William Blake (Viking Portable Library)
by William Blake
avg rating 4.47 — 62 ratings — published 1977
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English Romantic Poetry: An An... English Romantic Poetry: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions)
by William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
avg rating 3.93 — 45 ratings — published 1996
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Blake's Poetry and Designs Blake's Poetry and Designs (Norton Critical Editions)
by William Blake
avg rating 4.38 — 37 ratings — published 2006
2 editions
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Great Sonnets Great Sonnets (Dover Thrift Editions)
by William Shakespeare, William Blake
avg rating 4.27 — 37 ratings — published 1994
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The Complete Poetry and Prose ... The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, New and Revised edition (Hardcover)
by William Blake
avg rating 4.36 — 36 ratings — published 1982
3 editions
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Songs of Innocence Songs of Innocence (Paperback)
by William Blake
avg rating 4.37 — 35 ratings — published 1971
3 editions
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quotes by William Blake

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"To See a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour."
William Blake
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"If the Doors of Perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it truly is - infinite."
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"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."
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