He descends upon blake’s path and continues the process of uniting with blake that had begun in book one. This union is also a reflection of blake’s encounter with los that is described in book one and … William blake (28 november 1757 †12 august 1827) was an english poet, painter and printmaker.

To the william blake archive newsletter. Blake’s first printed work, poetical sketches (1783), is a collection of apprentice verse, mostly imitating classical models. The poems protest against war, tyranny, and king george iii’s treatment of the …