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William Blake
William Blake (1757-1827) was not only a poet but also an artist and print-maker, and an important figure in the Romantic era. He published collections of poems and mystical books with and without illustrations and he also illustrated works by others. In his Great Writers Inspire collection, you can find a selection of his works as ebooks. A good starting point to learn more about Blake and his work is the podcast with Dr David Fallon, available both as audio and video. Dr Fallon explains how he finds that what makes Blake's work so extraordinary is that it "stages a struggle between the very modern desire to banish repressive superstitions and a more unfamiliar enthusiasm for the visionary powers of prophecy, myth and the imagination".
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1 | Studying William Blake in context pt.2 (lecture) |
Video podcast of lecture by David Higgins, University of Leeds, accompanied by discussion board... |
David Higgins |
2 | Studying William Blake in context pt.1 (lecture) |
Video podcast of lecture by David Higgins, University of Leeds, accompanied by discussion board... |
David Higgins |
3 | William Blake |
Dr David Fallon introduces the poetry, painting, and engraving of William Blake, focusing on the... |
David Fallon |
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1 | The Lamb by William Blake |
A singing speech-synthesis version of Blake's 'Little Lamb' (1794), created by Bryant O'Hara.... |
Bryant O'Hara |
2 | William Blake |
Dr David Fallon introduces the poetry, painting, and engraving of William Blake, focusing on the... |
David Fallon |
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1 | Poems. SelectionsThe book of Thel |
ebook version of Poems. SelectionsThe book of Thel |
Blake, William, 1757-1827 |
2 | The marriage of Heaven and Hell |
ebook version of The marriage of Heaven and Hell |
Blake, William, 1757-1827 |
3 | Poems. SelectionsSelected poems |
ebook version of Poems. SelectionsSelected poems |
Blake, William, 1757-1827 |
4 | The Drawings and Engravings of William Blake |
Image collection |
William Blake |
5 | The William Blake calendar, selected by T. Wright. |
A Quotation from the Works of William Blake for Every Day in the Year
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William Blake |
6 | William Blake, a critical essay |
2nd ed.
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Algernon Charles Swinburne |
7 | The Poems of William Blake |
"Comprising songs of innocence and of experience together with poetical sketches and some... |
William Blake |
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1 | Jerusalem |
Plate 100 depicting Los and Enitharmon of w:Jerusalem The Emanation of the Giant Albion. |
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2 | Little Boy lost | ||
3 | The Ghost of a Flea |
Painting by William Blake.
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4 | William Blake - Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims |
Copper engraving by William Blake, with additions in watercolour by the artist Third state, 1810... |
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5 | The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Cover |