Early Life
November 28, 1757
What is Blake's date of birth?
zero kids
How many children did Blake have?
Anti-Catholic sentiment within Protestant communities led to the riots in 1780.
What were the Gordon Riots?
Blake's poetry and engravings were inspired by these
What are biblical prophecies and stories
In 1827, Blake did this.
What is died?
At age 14 Blake worked as an apprentice to this man
Who was the engraver, James Basire?
Illiterate and poor, Blake married this woman in 1782
Who was Cathrine Boucher?
During this revolution, the poor, working class revolted against the clergy and nobility of France.
What was the French Revolution?
Blake read work by these authors often.
Who was Spenser and Shakespeare?
Blake deliberately shut himself off from ______.
What is the world?
This man ran a clothing shop with Blake's brother
Who was Blake's father?
1783
Blake was passionate about racial _______ and social ______
What is equality and justice?
Blake created over 1400 of these works in his career.
What are engravings?
Blake suffered from this specific mental illness.
What is paranoia?
Blake attended this school to develop his artistic talent
What is the Royal Academy?
Blake invented this process of printing to create graphic poetry
What was illuminated printing?
This revolution in America started in April of 1775, greatly affecting the European countries.
What was the American Revolution?
Blake criticizes __.
What is all social structures and belief systems that narrow perception?
Blake had trouble separating, from reality, visions in which he saw these two things.
What are angels and demons?
The neighbors thought he was crazy when he obeyed this command from God
Why was Blake screaming out of a window?
Poetical Sketches
What was Blake's first publication?
This act was passed, triggering the Gordon Riots in 1778
What is the Catholic Relief Act?
Many of his poems were published in this form (i.e: Songs of Innocence)
What are collections?
He described this ultimate cause of his death as "that sickness to which there is no name".
What was Blake's illness?