William BlakeWilliam Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Blake worked to bring about a change both in the social order and in the mind of men. Though in his lifetime his work was largely neglected or dismissed, he is now considered one of the leading lights of English poetry, and his work has only grown in popularity. Read More Read Less