William Blake
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Although Blake was considered mad by contemporaries for his idiosyncratic views, he came to be highly regarded by later critics and readers 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 the Romantic movement and as "Pre-Romantic". A theist who preferred his own Marcionite style of theology, he was hostile to the Church of England (indeed, to almost all forms of organised religion), and was influenced by the ideals and ambitions of the French and American Revolutions. Although later he rejected many of these political beliefs, he maintained an amicable relationship with the political activist Thomas Paine; he was also influenced by thinkers such as Emanuel Swedenborg. Despite these known influences, the singularity of Blake's work makes him difficult to classify. The 19th-century scholar William Michael Rossetti characterised him as a "glorious luminary", and "a man not forestalled by predecessors, nor to be classed with contemporaries, nor to be replaced by known or readily surmisable successors".
Collaboration with his wife, Catherine Boucher, was instrumental in the creation of many of his books. Boucher worked as a printmaker and colorist for his works. "For almost forty-five years she was the person who lived and worked most closely with Blake, enabling him to realize numerous projects, impossible without her assistance. Catherine was an artist and printer in her own right", writes literary scholar Angus Whitehead. Provided by Wikipedia
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The essential Blake / selected and with an introduction by Stanley Kunitz. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Selected poetry and prose of William Blake / edited by Northrop Frye. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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The portable Blake / selected and arranged with an introduction by Alfred Kazin. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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The poetry of Blake. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Blake's poetry and designs : authoritative texts, illuminations in color and monochrome, related prose, criticism / selected and edited by Mary Lynn Johnson, John E. Grant. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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The book of Thel : a facsimile and a critical text / edited by Nancy Bogen. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Complete writings : with variant readings / Blake ; edited by Geoffrey Keynes. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Songs of innocence and of experience / Blake ; [illustrated by the author]. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Songs of innocence / by William Blake. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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The complete poetry and prose of William Blake / edited by David V. Erdman ; commentary by Harold Bloom. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Blake's "America, a prophecy" ; and, "Europe, a prophecy" : facsimile reproductions of two illuminated books : with 35 plates in full color / William Blake. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Drawings of William Blake ; 92 pencil studies / Selection, introd. and commentary, by Sir Geoffrey Keynes. by Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Night thoughts, or, The complaint and the consolation / illustrated by William Blake ; text by Edward Young ; edited, with an introd. and commentary, by Robert Essick, Jenijoy La Belle. by Young, Edward, 1683-1765
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The illuminated Blake : William Blake's complete illuminated works with a plate-by-plate commentary / by David V. Erdman. by Erdman, David V.
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The art of William Blake. by Blunt, Anthony, 1907-1983
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BBC Proms. [music by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry] ; [text by William Blake] ; [directors, Bridget Caldwell, John Kirby, Ian Russell, Rhian Williams, Matthew Woodward] ; [producer, Helen Mansfield] ; [director, Rhodri Huw] ; [BBC Productions]. by Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848-1918
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BBC Proms. [music by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry] ; [text by William Blake] ; [directors, Bridget Caldwell, Ian Russell, Rhian Williams, Matthew Woodward] ; [producer, Julie Heptonstall] ; [director ; Rhodri Huw] ; [BBC Productions]. by Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848-1918
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BBC Proms. [music by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry] ; [text by William Blake] ; [directed by Jonathan Fulford] ; [produced by Peter Maniura, Andy King-Dabbs, and Oliver MacFarlane]. by Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848-1918
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Songs of innocence and of experience / William Bolcom. by Bolcom, William
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