learned to read and write at home favorite writers were Shakespeare,Milton and Chatterton
❖ learned to read and write at home ❖ favorite writers were Shakespeare, Milton and Chatterton
apprenticed to an engraver at 14 his business never became prosperous always lived in poverty a lover of poetry
❖ apprenticed to an engraver at 14 ❖ his business never became prosperous ❖ always lived in poverty ❖ a lover of poetry
He looks toward an anarchistic(无政府主义的) society. A religious mysticism seems to be the source of his inspiration. His poetry strikes us with its childish vision and simplicity
❖ He looks toward an anarchistic(无政府主义的) society. ❖ A religious mysticism seems to be the source of his inspiration. ❖ His poetry strikes us with its childish vision and simplicity
*marrying Catherine Boucher in 1782 became a freelance engraver main employer was the radical bookseller, Joseph Johnson,and publisher of works by Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin
❖ marrying Catherine Boucher in 1782 ❖ became a freelance engraver ❖ main employer was the radical bookseller, Joseph Johnson, and publisher of works by Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin
Blake's death On the day of his death,Blake worked relentlessly on his Dante series. Eventually,he ceased working and turned to his wife,who was in tears by his bedside
Blake’s death ❖ On the day of his death, Blake worked relentlessly on his Dante series. ❖ Eventually, he ceased working and turned to his wife, who was in tears by his bedside