Blake+Biography


 * Spent a lot of his life in London.
 * By age 12 he had already read the Bible, attended art school, and written poetry.
 * Blake had visions of angels and the Virgin Mary, and he attributed them to his interaction of imagination with God.
 * Generally Christian, but did not support organized religions because he thought they wanted social control.
 * Developed illuminated printing, which involved engraving a poem's text and illustration on the same plate.
 * Few people read his books at first, they thought he was a madman.
 * His works were difficult to understand, as he had a complex imagination.
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