The Controversy Over William Blake's Work

Research Paper over William Blake An English poet, painter, and printmaker, William Blake is known for idiosyncratic views. He is highly regarded today for his creativity. He was a philosophical man with mystical wonders that resided with his work. His work has been characterized as part of the Romantic Movement that appeared a lot in the 18th century. William was born November 28, 1757 in London to a middle-class family. William Blake actually never attended school as a child because he was educated by his mother. William and his family are believed to have belonged to the Moravian Church. Being so the Bible was an early and huge influence on William, and would remain his source of inspiration throughout his life. William began engraving…show more content…
He was a man of interest as the least to say, he had a unique character and could be a hot head at times. If I could meet meet him I’d ask him why he was so sad, and ask him related questions to mental illness with is exactly what I want to do, go to medical school and become a psychiatrist. I’d really like to meet him then. I would consider William Blake a true artist of his time. On the day of his death he drew his wife a portrait of her, at six in the evening he promised his wife that he’d be with her forever and then died. The Blake Prize for Religious Art was established in his honor in Australia in 1949, and 1957 a memorial was created in Westminster Abbey, in memory of him and his wife, so obviously William was indeed a true artist of him…show more content…
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