Talk:William Blake

Life with William Blake
information about William Blake 41.114.212.32 (talk) 04:40, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Quote in Article Introduction
'...he has been said to be "a key early proponent of both Romanticism and Nationalism"' Blake can hardly be considered a key proponent of 'Nationalism' and although the quote has been copied widely, probably from this article, it is no less problematic. Detracting from the value of the quote is that it is taken from a book entitled History of the World: Map by Map, hardly a definitive source on the artist's life. I'm not quite sure how to proceed in a case like this. RobotBoy66 (talk) 08:59, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Agree, and have removed the claim. See alsohere. Ceoil (talk) 10:21, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Agreed - his influence was slow to grow, and by the time it became significant, both "Romanticism and Nationalism" were in full flow anyway in England. I think he can be called nationalistic, but so was British culture before he was born. See eg Linda Colley's Britons: Forging of a Nation 1707-1837 (1992). Johnbod (talk) 17:12, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Christian?
This [https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2016/11/02/the-artful-religion-of-william-blake/#:~:text=That%20was%20when%20he%20wrote,incarnation%20of%20God%20on%20earth. source] says that he wrote to his patron Thomas Butts:
 * "I am again emerged into the light of day. I still and shall to eternity embrace Christianity, and adore him who is the express image of God."

But, as the source explains, he not believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:26, 22 January 2024 (UTC)