English Literature / Unit 12 ENL 1106 short lesson, about 20 seconds
William Blake: Engraver and Poet
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The idea
William Blake, a London engraver, little known in his lifetime, claimed visions from childhood. He printed his poems as illuminated books, joining text and image, and built his own mythology, refusing to be "enslaved to another man's system." The Bible was his chief source.
In practice
Engraved words and pictures.
Where people slip
Blake printed and illustrated his own books.
Your place on the trail
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