William Blake's biography

1. Presentation
by the Literature of
England
the students 43EF
Helen Profatilova and
Nasta Delevskaya
English Romanticists

2. The plan of our presentation
1. Introduction
2. William Blake and his biography
3. Important works
4. contribution to the literature of England
5. Percy Shelly
6. his contribution to the development of the
literature of England

3. Introduction
ORomanticism (also known as
the Romantic era) was an artistic,
literary, musical and intellectual
movement that originated in Europe
towards the end of the 18th century,
and in most areas was at its peak in
the approximate period from 1800 to
1850. Romanticism was characterized
by its emphasis on emotion
and individualism.

4. William Blake and his short biography
OWilliam Blake was a 19th century
writer and artist who is regarded as a
prominent figure of the Romantic Age.
He was born in 1757 in London. He
began writing at an early age and
claimed to have had his first vision, of
a tree full of angels, at age 10. He
studied engraving and grew to love
Gothic art, which he incorporated into
his own unique works.

6. William Blake's Important works
OThe Songs of Innocence (1789)
OThe Songs of Experience (1794)
OThe Ancient of Days, 1794
O“The Lamb” and “The Tiger”
OThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell (about 1793)
O America (1793), and Jerusalem (about 1820)
OAdam Naming the Beasts, 1810

7. William Blake‘s contribution to the literature
of England
OWilliam Blake’s poem “The
Tyger” is the most-anthologized
poem in the English language.
Blake’s contribution begins
with the most popular poem
written to date.

8. Percy Shelly
OPercy Bysshe Shelley was a
major English poet. He is
recognized as one of the greatest
romantic poets in history. Percy
Bysshe Shelley gained fame after
his death. He is also the husband
of Mary Shelly who is the author
of Frankenstein.

9. Percy Shelly‘s contribution
to the development of the literature of
England
OOzymandias” was one of his
major contributions to
the English Romantic poetry,
published in 1818. Shelley
contributed several essays on
the topic of vegetarianism; two
of the most popular works
among them include "On the
Vegetable System of Diet” and
“A Vindication of Natural Diet”.