Posts tagged william blake

philamuseum: “ Happy birthday to William Blake. The visionary poet, painter, and printmaker was born on this day in 1757. “God Judging Adam,” c. 1795 (possibly printed 1804–5), by William Blake ”
philamuseum: “ Happy birthday to William Blake. The visionary poet, painter, and printmaker was born on this day in 1757. “God Judging Adam,” c. 1795 (possibly printed 1804–5), by William Blake ”
philamuseum: “ Happy birthday to William Blake. The visionary poet, painter, and printmaker was born on this day in 1757. “God Judging Adam,” c. 1795 (possibly printed 1804–5), by William Blake ”

philamuseum:

Happy birthday to William Blake. The visionary poet, painter, and printmaker was born on this day in 1757.

“God Judging Adam,” c. 1795 (possibly printed 1804–5), by William Blake

7 years ago
millionsmillions: “To get a full sense of the legacy of William Blake, you need to see his paintings alongside his famous poems. The Wordsworth contemporary did much of his best work — including the covers of his own collections — with a brush. At...
millionsmillions: “To get a full sense of the legacy of William Blake, you need to see his paintings alongside his famous poems. The Wordsworth contemporary did much of his best work — including the covers of his own collections — with a brush. At...
millionsmillions: “To get a full sense of the legacy of William Blake, you need to see his paintings alongside his famous poems. The Wordsworth contemporary did much of his best work — including the covers of his own collections — with a brush. At...

millionsmillions:

To get a full sense of the legacy of William Blake, you need to see his paintings alongside his famous poems. The Wordsworth contemporary did much of his best work — including the covers of his own collections — with a brush. At the New York Review of Books blog, Jenny Uglow pays a visit to a new exhibition at Oxford.

8 years ago
Lord Byron Super Power: Aristocracy Motto: “The great object of life is sensation – to feel that we exist, even though in pain.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge Super Power: Suspension of Disbelief Motto: “Good and bad men are each less so than they seem.” John Keats Super Power: Sensuality Motto: “I want a brighter word than bright.” Percy Shelley Super Power: Radicalism Motto: “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” William Blake Super Power: Prophetic Prose Motto: “It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.” William Wordsworth Super Power: Self-Reflection Motto: “The mind of man is a thousand times more beautiful than the earth on which he dwells.”

quirkbooks:

The Romantics were the superheroes of 18th century literature. These poets wrote about nature, emotions, and personal themes when the current trends favored Enlightenment ideals (scientific thought, skepticism, and intellect).

This group of men used their collective power of colloquial language to create poetry that emphasized intuition and the pastoral. Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats banded together to form the Romantics: the Avengers of classic literature.

10 years ago
publicdomainthing: “ Tyger by William Blake *I heard these were on display at The British Museum, but they had been taken down for the current show. When I asked a woman about them, she pointed me to the study room where I got to sit down a...
publicdomainthing: “ Tyger by William Blake *I heard these were on display at The British Museum, but they had been taken down for the current show. When I asked a woman about them, she pointed me to the study room where I got to sit down a...
publicdomainthing: “ Tyger by William Blake *I heard these were on display at The British Museum, but they had been taken down for the current show. When I asked a woman about them, she pointed me to the study room where I got to sit down a...

publicdomainthing:

Tyger by William Blake

*I heard these were on display at The British Museum, but they had been taken down for the current show. When I asked a woman about them, she pointed me to the study room where I got to sit down a personally go through three different version of Innocence and Experience. Mind blown.

10 years ago