Blake William

William Blake wrote during the Romantic period which between 1785 - 1830. Some said that the Romantic period was the fairy tale way of writing through symbolism and allegory and also an age for individualism. Blake was little known as a poet during his lifetime. His reputation became established late in the 19th century. Blake’s first book of poems was Poetical Sketches. Blake was said to write symbolist poetry in which things such as a cloud, …showed first 75 words of 1055 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1055 total…portray his thoughts and feelings in writing. Overall Blake’s works were different, although the public did not recognize them as good poetry during the period in which he wrote. Today Blake’s poetry, as well as his art, are greatly appreciated. And I, for one, enjoyed his work and I think his work is magnificent. Doing research on the internet I discovered this. There were many web sites dedicated to him and his works.