Project Gutenberg 2011-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 403 Swinburne, Algernon Charles 1837 1909 Maitland, Thomas Maitland, A. C. (Algernon Charles) Swinburne, Algernon C. 07010029 William Blake: A Critical Essay E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "William Blake: A Critical Essay" by Algernon Charles Swinburne is a literary critique written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a comprehensive examination of the life and works of the visionary poet and artist William Blake, highlighting his unique contributions to art and literature. The author draws on Blake’s lesser-known designs and poems to illuminate the depth of his genius and the challenges he faced in gaining recognition during his lifetime. The opening of the essay introduces Blake’s life and legacy, emphasizing his struggle against conventional expectations of art and poetry. Swinburne paints a vivid picture of Blake as a passionate and unconventional figure whose ideas were often ahead of his time. He reflects on Blake’s deep and sometimes chaotic spirituality, his revolutionary artistic expressions, and the complex relationships he maintained with other artists and critics of his era. The narrative sets the stage for a deeper exploration of Blake’s lyrical and prophetic writings, indicating that there is much more to his work than a surface-level interpretation might suggest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35995/35995-h/images/title.jpg Reading ease score: 59.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography Poets, English -- 18th century -- Biography Artists -- England -- Biography Blake, William, 1757-1827 -- Criticism and interpretation Art and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century Art and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century ND PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Art 712264 2025-08-14T14:54:16.501271 text/html 734669 2011-05-02T17:58:27 text/html 4124458 2025-08-14T14:54:26.887198 application/epub+zip 4132068 2025-08-14T14:54:18.488253 application/epub+zip 405084 2025-08-14T14:54:17.431271 application/epub+zip 4326827 2025-08-14T14:54:32.502222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4314284 2025-08-14T14:54:25.203205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595585 2022-09-16T12:49:30.779672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 637535 2025-08-14T14:54:15.408259 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 637144 2011-05-02T17:54:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 637188 2011-05-02T17:54:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22378 2025-08-14T14:54:32.650187 application/rdf+xml 20203 2025-08-14T14:54:17.539242 image/jpeg 2744 2025-08-14T14:54:17.486210 image/jpeg 255880 2011-05-02T17:54:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 4122503 2011-05-02T18:03:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 255721 2011-05-02T17:54:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 4161645 2025-08-14T14:54:16.623263 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia