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William Blake: Nonconformist Ideas Of The World

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William Blake was born in London on November 28, 1757, to James, a hosier, and Catherine Blake. From the time Blake could speak, he talked about having visions of God and angels. His parents always thought he was lying and tried to discourage him from this bad habit. When his parents realized that he was not lying, they did not force him to attend a conventional school any longer; realizing his differences from all the other children. As Blake became an adult, he did not adhere to the conformist ideas of the world and associated himself with other radicals. He published his most popular collection, Songs of Innocence, in 1789 and followed it, in 1794, with Songs of Experience. In his later life, he continued to widen his knowledge and create …show more content…

His nonconformist views and association with many radicals led him to become the highly acclaimed, poet, artist, and visionary that he is today. William Blake was born in London on November 28, 1757, to James, a hosier, and Catherine Blake. Blake spoke of having visions—at four he saw God "put his head to the window"; around age nine, while walking through the countryside, he saw a tree filled with angels. His parents tried to discourage him from "lying," they did observe that he was different from his peers and did not force him to attend conventional school. William Blake was much different from everyone else from the time he was a young boy, all the way until his death. He did not take much interest in conversing with people or going to school. He was always deep in his thoughts even as a young boy. He did not have much of a social background because he got married to an illiterate woman and raised no children with her. He continued to learn and write new pieces all the way until his death. Blake was essentially self taught, drawing inspiration and influence from

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