Visions of the Daughters of Albion — is a 1793 poem by William Blake, produced as a book with his own illustrations. It is a short and early example of his prophetic books, and a sequel of sorts to The Book of Thel .The central narrative is of the female character Oothoon, called… … Wikipedia
William Blake's mythology — The prophetic books of the English poet and artist William Blake contain a rich invented mythology (mythopoeia), in which Blake worked to encode his revolutionary spiritual and political ideas into a prophecy for a new age. This desire to… … Wikipedia
Orc (Blake) — Orc emerges from creative fires to challenge the forces of imperialism in plate 12 of America a Prophecy Orc is a proper name for one of the characters in the complex mythology of William Blake. Unlike the medieval sea beast, or Tolkien s… … Wikipedia
And did those feet in ancient time — is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton a Poem, one of a collection of writings known as the Prophetic Books. The date on the title page of 1804 for Milton is probably when the plates were begun, but the poem was… … Wikipedia
William Blake — Infobox Writer name = William Blake caption = William Blake in an 1807 portrait by Thomas Phillips. birthdate = birth date|df=yes|1757|11|28 birthplace = London, England deathdate = death date and age|df=yes|1827|08|12|1757|11|28 deathplace =… … Wikipedia
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell — The title page of the book, copy D. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is a book by the English poet and printmaker William Blake. It is a series of texts written in imitation of biblical books of prophecy but expressing Blake s own intensely… … Wikipedia
Urizen — This article is about the being from William Blake s mythology. For the character from the Spawn comics, see Urizen (comics). Urizen is depicted in Blake s watercoloured etching The Ancient of Days . In the complex mythology of William Blake,… … Wikipedia
Albion (Blake) — Blake s image of Albion, accompanying the words, Albion rose from where he labourd at the Mill with Slaves / Giving himself for the Nations he danc d the dance of Eternal Death In the complex mythology of William Blake, Albion is the primeval man … Wikipedia
The Tyger — A William Blake original of The Tyger, printed c. 1795 The Tyger is a poem by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794 (see 1794 in poetry). It is one of Blake s best known and most… … Wikipedia
Nurse's Song — is the name of two related poems by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794. The poem in Songs of Innocence tells the tale of a Nurse, who, we are to assume, is looking over some children playing out … Wikipedia
