"Drawing on old maps, contemporary drawings and paintings, portraits and other archive material, the excellent Famous Authors series not only presents a factual outline of the writers? lives, but also conveys a clear visua... more »l picture of the social and historical background to their writing. Recommended for all ages." ?THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE. A poet, engraver, painter and mystic, William Blake was known for his symbolic expressions of religious visions. Blake bypassed the traditional Church and believed he experienced God directly. Apprenticed in 1771 to an engraver, Blake later illustrated his own copperplate engravings and watercolors. Some of his works containing both text and illustrations were the Marriage Of Heaven And Hell, Songs Of Experiences and Songs Of Innocence. Blake?s religious convictions are evidenced in his wife?s commentary, "I have very little of Mr. Blake?s company, he is always in Paradise." Major works include America (1793) ? Jerusalem; the Emanation Of The Giant Albion (1804) ? Songs Of Experience (1794) ? Songs Of Innocence (1789) ? Visions Of The Daughters Of Albion (1793) ? Urizen (1794)« less
Genres:Documentary Sub-Genres:Documentary Studio:Kultur Video Format:DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 04/25/2006 Release Year: 2006 Run Time: 0hr 30min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English