An Essay on William Blake
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✎ Suggest a correctionPortrays the life of painter and poet William Blake (1757-1827), who during his life was alternately regarded as a heretic, religious poet, idealist, and madman. Reveals that Blake is now considered a revolutionary and social critic who was able to visualize and warn against the evils of our modern society. Points out that Blake foresaw industrialization as a threat to individuality because man was becoming subservient to machines. Includes many of Blake's poems which frequently were about war, regimentation, repression, poverty, and idealism.
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