Though he was a printmaker and painter, as well as the composer of a number of mythic verse epics, we remember William Blake (1757–1827) largely for his 1789 “Songs of Innocence,” paired with “Songs ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Rosie Schaap WILLIAM BLAKE VS. THE WORLD By John Higgs Just as certain religious believers ...

In 1789, William Blake (1757–1827) published his “Songs of Innocence,” and five years later, in 1794, he produced his “Songs of Experience” — binding them both together as “Songs of Innocence and of ...

Martha Redbone, a singer of Native American and African-American descent, sets 12 of William Blake's poems to music on her new album, The Garden... Blake's Poems, Reborn As Bluesy Folk Tunes, Burn ...

A rare book of poetry and artwork by William Blake sold for a sky-high US$4.3 million on Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York, setting a world record for the English literary figure, according to the ...