William Blake's poetry contains far-reaching critiques and commentaries of a variety of social issues of his time, particularly regarding human nature, public education, the British monarchy, and the Church of England. These critiques and commentaries were safe from prosecution, as Blake expertly disguised them in symbolism untranslatable by most of his contemporaries.

This is an indepth look at William Blake's statement of reigion in his Illuminated works.

Essay discusses the romantic nature of William Blake.

The different ideas one can get from reading Blake's poetry.

Mysticism has often challenge orthodoxy, for it claims an immediate apprehension of truth form God, unaided by any church to which has been committed the duty of revelation. Blake belongs among those mystics who repudiated allegiance to the church.

An overview of William Blake's poem "London" and how it falls into the category of the Romantic period.

William Blake's poem "The Chimney Sweeper" gives us a look into the unfortunate lives of 18th century London boys whose primary job was to clear chimneys of the soot that accumulated on its interior; boys that were named "climbing boys" or "chimney sweepers."

This essay compares writing differences between William Blake and John Keats.

In his poems "My Pretty Rose Tree", "Ah, Sunflower," and "The Lily," William Blake uses flowers to symbolize his different lovers over the course of his life. Through each of these flowers, Blake contrasts the beauty that he saw in a lover against the flawless beauty of nature. A comparison of these flowers enables one to see the different shades of each lover.

William Blake was influential in poetry's Romantic movement, which was a reaction to the dehumanizing effects of the Industrial Revolution. Blake sought to incorporate nature into his poetry and used a flowing, rhythmic style and colors as symbols in his works.

Describes the life and work of poet William Blake. Examines his contribution to Romanticism: synonyms and the use of imagery from nature.

William Blake and the significance of opposites in his poems

A look at the similarities and differences in the beliefs of eighteenth-century poet William Blake and twentieth-century poet William Butler Yeats, as well as the ways in which their beliefs affected their writings.