When William Blake (1757–1827) printed his “Songs of Experience” in 1794, it was as an answer and a companion to his 1789 “Songs of Innocence.” Thus, for example, The New York Sun has offered his two ...

Indeed, Blake was inspired by the countryside around him as he penned lines such as, “And did those feet in ancient time / Walk upon England’s mountains green: / And was the holy Lamb of God ...

Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell was an effort to recognize and spread the truth, though its hand-printed form prevented it from reaching many readers. In this deluxe, 27-page book of ...

VOCES8 perform a brand new setting of the William Blake poem Today VOCES8 return with a world premiere of The Lamb by composer Luke Mayernik. The new setting of the classic William Blake poem ...

When Blake first appears in Mr. Hoare’s pages, he is 43 years old and embarking on a new stage of his career. Mr. Hoare tells how Blake left his native London in 1800 with his wife, Catherine ...

William Blake was an artisanal imagemaker dubbed a 'lunatic' during Britain's Industrial Revolution. The Getty Museum has other ideas in its new exhibition.

William Blake’s cottage—where he wrote ‘Jerusalem’—a step closer to becoming a museum. Funding has been secured to fix the collapsing roof of the house in Sussex, UK, ...

William Blake’s twin talents came from a singular genius. The entrancing paintings and engravings that make up his great art comprise the biblical and the phantasmagorical: shimmering angels and ...