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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. English poet and artist (1757–1827) For other people named William Blake, see William Blake (disambiguation). William Blake Portrait by Thomas Phillips (1807) Born (1757-11-28) 28 November 1757 Soho, London, England Died 12 August 1827 (1827 ...
Contemporary classical composers have also continued to set Blake's work. Composer William Bolcom set the entire collection of the Songs of Innocence and of Experience in 1984, a recording of which was released in 2006. John Mitchell has also set songs from the Poetical Sketches as "Seven Songs from William Blake". [31]
The origins of the name Blake are also considered to be Old Norse, first appearing in Yorkshire, England, possibly derived from the word Blaker, referring to a village and a former municipality of Akershus county, Norway (east of Oslo). [citation needed] Blake often refers to the British poet, painter and printmaker William Blake (1757–1827).
William Blake was a bit of a nut. That’s partly why we like him so much. The great British Romantic artist, whose lifespan (1757-1827) roughly corresponded with that of mad King George III ...
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Peter Blake (Days of Our Lives), a character in the American soap opera Days of Our Lives; Robert Harrison Blake, a character created by H. P. Lovecraft; Roj Blake, a character from the television serial Blake's 7; Sexton Blake, a fictional detective for multiple authors; William Blake, a character in the film Dead Man
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