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William Blake

William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. What he called his "prophetic works" were said by the 20th-century critic Northrop Frye to form "what is in proportion to…

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Education
Royal Academy of Arts
Born
(1757-11-28)28 November 1757 Soho, London, England
Died
12 August 1827(1827-08-12) (aged 69) Charing Cross, London, England
Language
English
Literary movement
Romanticism
Notable works
Songs of Innocence and of Experience (1794), William Blake's prophetic books (1789–1820)

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William Blake → painter, Poet, printmaker

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