1. William Blake Saw GOD outside his window at 4 yrs old Saw trees filled with Angels Spiritual nature encouraged by parents

2. William Blake Was a great artist as well as a poet Self-taught Brought back “metal etching” as an art form

3. William Blake Incorporated both words and paintings onto metal plates used in printing process. Very time consuming

4. Literary Works Greatest literary works—Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience Songs of Innocence- tried to recapture the wonder and joy of childhood Songs of Experience- attempt to recognize evils all around us Each poem had a counterpart in the other Believed man must accept the union of the two-”Doctrine of Contraries”