William Blake vs the World

William Blake vs the World by John Higgs

For some reason, I had thought Blake was American. He was not. He was very British. He was "unschooled" by his mother long before that was a thing. He became involved in writing and engraving using his unique style. He did not fit well in many categories. He claimed to be Christian, but his religion did not fall in line with church teachings. He had his own prophesies and mythology in is poetry. He was adopted by the romance poets, but didn't quite fit in with them. He was just his own thing. The book explores his life and work in detail, though it is not quite a biography or literary analysis.