English 262: Research Assignment: Blake
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Recommended resources on William Blake
- Criticism and InterpretationLink out to full text articles of criticism and interpretation on William Blake.
- William Blake in Literary Sources from GaleLink out to literary criticism, biographical information, and more from Gale's Literary Sources.
- William BlakeIgnored during his lifetime, the artist and poet William Blake is now a literary institution. How did this reversal come about? How did a republican, dissident printer, who was considered insane by his contemporaries, become transformed into an icon? [Streaming video content]
- Songs of InnocenceBlake's short rhymes about children become a collection of illuminated poems, "Songs of Innocence." [Streaming video content]
- The William Blake ArchiveA free site on the World Wide Web since 1996, the Blake Archive was conceived as an international public resource that would provide unified access to major works of visual and literary art that are highly disparate, widely dispersed, and more and more often severely restricted as a result of their value, rarity, and extreme fragility.
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- Gale Literature This link opens in a new windowUnlock information in primary sources, critical articles, literary and cultural analysis, and biographies. Search across centuries to see the broader continuum of the story you choose.
- Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new windowLiterary Reference Center Plus includes full-text resources focusing on plays/drama, poetry, religious literature and children's literature. This database also includes volumes of fantasy/science fiction, contemporary literature, world philosophy and religious literature, and literary study guides covering American Literature, English Literature and literary genres.