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Portrait of William Blake

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William Blake

1757–1827 · England

An English poet, printmaker and visionary artist whose compressed poems set innocence, experience and social criticism against one another.

Poetry

Life and context

A short timeline

  1. 1757

    Born in England.

  2. 1913

    Poems of William Blake published.

  3. 1827

    End of the author’s recorded life.

Recurring concerns

Themes and style

  • innocence
  • experience
  • vision
  • oppression

Song-like forms, symbolic contrast and prophetic intensity.

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Works by William Blake

1 work in the Linden collection.

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