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"What is now proved was once only imagined." -- William Blake
William Blake (28 November 1757—12 August 1827) 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". His visual artistry has led one contemporary art critic to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". Although he lived in London his entire life except for three years spent in Felpham he produced a diverse and symbolically rich corpus, which embraced the imagination as "the body of God", or "Human existence itself".

Considered mad by contemporaries for his idiosyncratic views, Blake is held in high regard by later critics for his expressiveness and creativity, and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. His paintings and poetry have been characterised as part of both the Romantic movement and "Pre-Romantic", for its large appearance in the 18th century. Reverent of the Bible but hostile to the Church of England, Blake was influenced by the ideals and ambitions of the French and American revolutions, as well as by such thinkers as Jakob Böhme and Emanuel Swedenborg.

Despite these known influences, the singularity of Blake's work makes him difficult to classify. The 19th century scholar William Rossetti characterised Blake as a "glorious luminary," and as "a man not forestalled by predecessors, nor to be classed with contemporaries, nor to be replaced by known or readily surmisable successors."

Historian Peter Marshall has classified Blake as one of the forerunners of modern anarchism, along with Blake's contemporary William Godwin.

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Total Books: 507
Alchemical Symbolism In William Blake's Circle Of Destiny
Alchemical Symbolism in William Blake's Circle of Destiny (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781425302184
ISBN-10: 1425302181
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America  A prophecy
America a Prophecy (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781503255135
ISBN-10: 1503255131
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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And Introduction To William Blake's Circle Of Destiny
And Introduction to William Blake's Circle of Destiny (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781425302122
ISBN-10: 1425302122
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Annotations to Richard Watson An Apology for the Bible in a Series of Letters Addressed to Thomas Paine
Annotations to Richard Watson an Apology for the Bible in a Series of Letters Addressed to Thomas Paine [Regency Reprints, Vol 3] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780906449677
ISBN-10: 0906449677
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Antologia bilingue / Bilingual Anthology
Antologia Bilingue / Bilingual Anthology [Literatura / Literature - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788420673264
ISBN-10: 8420673269
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Antologia bilingue de William Blake
Antologia Bilingue De William Blake [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788420658506
ISBN-10: 8420658502
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Antologia Bilingue
Antologia Bilingue [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788420602387
ISBN-10: 8420602388
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Astrological Symbolism In William Blake's Circle Of Destiny
Astrological Symbolism in William Blake's Circle of Destiny (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781425302160
ISBN-10: 1425302165
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Auguries of Innocence
Auguries of Innocence (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780900731112
ISBN-10: 0900731117
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Auguries of Innocence and Other Lyric Poems
Auguries of Innocence and Other Lyric Poems (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781495380877
ISBN-10: 1495380874
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Ausgewhlte Dichtungen
Ausgewhlte Dichtungen (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780559659416
ISBN-10: 0559659415
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The Bible Illuminated [Illuminated Scriptures of the World] (Hardcover)
Blake 16 Art Stickers
Blake 16 Art Stickers [Dover Fine Art Stickers] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780486430683
ISBN-10: 0486430685
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Blake An Introduction
Blake an Introduction (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780954530235
ISBN-10: 0954530233
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Blake Art Tattoos
Blake Art Tattoos [Fine Art Tattoos] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780486421995
ISBN-10: 0486421996
Genre: Arts & Photography
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Blake Letters William Blake
Blake Letters William Blake (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780674525900
ISBN-10: 0674525906
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Blake Poems and Letter
Blake Poems and Letter [Penguin Poetry Library] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780140585360
ISBN-10: 0140585362
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Blake Poems
Blake Poems [Everyman's Library Pocket Poets] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780679436331
ISBN-10: 0679436332
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Blake  Poesia Completa
Blake Poesia Completa (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788471753724
ISBN-10: 8471753723
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Blake The Poems and Letters of William
Blake the Poems and Letters of William [Poets S.] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780140420425
ISBN-10: 0140420428
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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BlakeVarley Sketch Book of 1819 in the Collection of MDECStamm
Blakevarley Sketch Book of 1819 in the Collection of Mdecstamm (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780434099306
ISBN-10: 0434099309
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Blake's America A Prophecy and Europe A Prophecy Facsimile Reproductions of Two Illuminated Books
Blake's Poems and Prophecies [Everyman Paperbacks] (Hardcover)
Blake's Poetry and Designs [Norton Critical Editions] (Paperback)
Blake's Selected Poems [Dover Thrift Editions] (Paperback)
Canciones De Inocencia Y De Experiencia [Letras Universales - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Chimney Sweeper [Taurus poems] (Paperback)
Collected Poems [Routledge Classics] (Hardcover)Paperback
Complete Poems The [Blake, William - Penguin Classics] (Paperback)
 
The Continental Prophecies [The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 4] (Paperback)Hardcover
A Descriptive Catalogue 1809 [Revolution and Romanticism, 1789-1834] (Hardcover)Paperback
A Descriptive Catalogue [Revolution & Romanticism, 1789-1834] (Hardcover)
The Early Illuminated Books [The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 3] (Paperback)Paperback
El Libro De Urizen [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
El Matrimonio Del Cielo Y El Infierno [Letras Universales / Universal Writings - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Europe a Prophecy [Materials for the study of William Blake] (Other)
Fly [Taurus poems, no. 6] (Paperback)
Four Zoas The [Large Print] (Paperback)
The History of Little Jack [Classics of Children's Lliterature, 1621 - 1932] (Hardcover)
Illuminated Blake [Oxford Paperbacks] (Paperback)
Jerusalem [The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 1] (Paperback)Hardcover
Llibres Profetics De William Blake Seleccio [Els Llibres de l'Escorpi : Poesia ; 33 - Catalan Edition] (Other)
Los Bosques De La Noche Poemas Canciones Y Epigramas [Coleccion La Cruz del Sur - Spanish Edition] (Other)
A Novel Journal William Blake [Compact - Novel Journals] (Hardcover)
Poems and Prophecies [Everyman's Classics] (Paperback)
Poems and Prose [Fount Classics] (Paperback)
Poems of Prophecy [Everyman's Library] (Hardcover)
Poetical Works [BCL1-PR English Literature] (Other)
Poetry and Designs [Norton critical editions] (Hardcover)
Selected Poems Blake [Everyman Paperbacks] (Paperback)
Selected Poems of William Blake [Bloomsbury Poetry Classics] (Hardcover)
The Selected Poems of William Blake [Wordsworth Poetry Library] (Paperback)
Selected Poetry and Letters [Wheaton studies in literature] (Paperback)
Selected Poetry [Oxford World's Classics] (Paperback)Paperback
Six William Blake Cards [Small-Format Card Books] (Paperback)
The Urizen Books [The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 6] (Paperback)Hardcover
We Love Horses Classic Poems for Kids [We Love Poetry - Volume 2] (Paperback)
William Blake Poems [Classic, HighBridge] (Audio Cassette)
William Blake Selected Works [Cambridge Literature] (Paperback)
William Blake's Illuminated Books Jerusalem Vol 1 [William Blake's Illuminated Books Collected Edition] (Paperback)
William Blake's Illuminated Books Songs of Innocence and of Experience Vol 2 [William Blake's Illuminated Books Collected Edition] (Paperback)