William Blake

William Blake (28 November 1757 - 12 August 1827) was an English poet, visionary, painter, and printmaker. He was born and died in London.

During his lifetime he was not very well known. Today Blake's work is thought to be important in the history of both poetry and the visual arts. Blake's first collection of poems, Poetical Sketches, was printed around 1783. His most famous poem "And did those feet in ancient time" was, over 100 years later, put to music by Hubert Parry. The hymn is called "Jerusalem".

Blake was voted 38th in a poll of the 100 Greatest Britons organised by the BBC in 2002.

Books about Blake

References

 Other websites 

 Recent Discovery of the Location of William Blake's Grave. 
 The William Blake Archive, a multi-media archive, sponsored by the Library of Congress

 Blake250: 2007 London festival celebrating 250 years of William Blake's influence 
 Paintings of William Blake 
 William Blake Society 
 Friends of William Blake 
 Blake Society
 Making facsimiles of Blake's prints
 William Blake  at the British Library
Profiles
 Profile at the Academy of American Poets
 Profile at the Poetry Foundation
  William Blake profile, video on BBC Poetry Season and BBC etching gallery
 Tate William Blake learning resource 
 Profile at Jacob Boehme Online
Archives
 The William Blake Archive – A Comprehensive Academic Archive of Blake's works with scans from multiple collections
 Single Institution Holdings:
 The G.E. Bentley: William Blake Collection Special Collections | Victoria University Library in the University of Toronto
 The G.E. Bentley: William Blake Collection Digital Collections | Victoria University Library in the University of Toronto
 William Blake collection  at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin
 Links to articles, manuscripts and films relating to William Blake.  From the British Library's Discovering Literature website.
 William Blake Digital Material From the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress
Digital editions and research



 Settings of William Blake's poetry in the Choral Public Domain Library
 William Blake's America and Europe  at Auckland Libraries

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