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William Blake

Born

in Golden Square, London, England

November 28, 1757

Died

August 12, 1827

Website

http://www.blakearchive.org/

Genre

Poetry, Art

Influences

John Milton, Dante Alighieri, Emanuel Swedenborg, Mary Wollstonecraft, ...more

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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 existence itself".

Once considered mad for his i ...more

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William Blake’s books

Average rating: 4.14 · 114,334 ratings · 4,176 reviews · 1,040 distinct works • Similar authors

	Songs of Innocence and of Experience 4.09 avg rating — 47,339 ratings — published 1794 — 2556 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Poetry and Prose by William Blake, David V. Erdman (Editor), Harold Bloom (Commentator) 4.26 avg rating — 16,386 ratings — published 1913 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marriage of Heaven and Hell 4.20 avg rating — 10,372 ratings — published 1790 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Poems 4.27 avg rating — 9,654 ratings — published 1893 — 352 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poems by William Blake, David V. Erdman (Editor), Thomas Crofts (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 3,740 ratings — published 1994 — 120 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Illuminated Books by William Blake, David Bindman 4.38 avg rating — 3,182 ratings — published 1974 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry and Designs: Authoritative Texts, Illuminations in Color and Monochrome, Related Prose, Criticism 4.28 avg rating — 2,064 ratings — published 1979 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems of William Blake 4.01 avg rating — 1,600 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tyger by William Blake, Neil Waldman (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 1,369 ratings — published 1789 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Songs of Innocence 4.04 avg rating — 1,185 ratings — published 1789 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by William Blake (?)

“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, Auguries of Innocence

tags: inspirational, wonder

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“A truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the lies you can invent.”
― William Blake, Auguries of Innocence

tags: lies, logic, philosophy, religion, truth

3620 likes

“It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.”
― William Blake

tags: betrayal, disappointment

3503 likes

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Polls

February 2021 Short Story/ Novella Poll

Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake 1789, 56 pages

82 votes, 28.3%

The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy 1889, 128 pages

78 votes, 26.9%

Passing by Nella Larsen 1929, 122 pages

58 votes, 20.0%

The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono 1953, 74 pages

48 votes, 16.6%

Closely Watched Trains by Bohumil Hrabal 1965, 85 pages

24 votes, 8.3%

290 total votes

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