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Life with William Blake
information about William Blake
41.114.212.32 (
talk) 04:40, 12 September 2023 (UTC)reply
Quote in Article Introduction
'...he has been said to be "a key early proponent of both Romanticism and Nationalism"'
Blake can hardly be considered a key proponent of 'Nationalism' and although the quote has been copied widely, probably from this article, it is no less problematic. Detracting from the value of the quote is that it is taken from a book entitled History of the World: Map by Map, hardly a definitive source on the artist's life. I'm not quite sure how to proceed in a case like this.
RobotBoy66 (
talk) 08:59, 9 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Agree, and have removed the claim. See also
here.
Ceoil (
talk) 10:21, 9 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Agreed - his influence was slow to grow, and by the time it became significant, both "Romanticism and Nationalism" were in full flow anyway in England. I think he can be called nationalistic, but so was British culture before he was born. See eg
Linda Colley's Britons: Forging of a Nation 1707-1837 (1992).
Johnbod (
talk) 17:12, 9 November 2023 (UTC)reply
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Williams, Duane (September 26, 2018). "Prisons of Law and Brothels of Religion: William Blakes Christian Anarchism". In Christoyannopoulos, Alex; Adams, M. (eds.). Essays in Anarchism and Religion: Volume II. Stockholm University Press. {{
cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (
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Life with William Blake
information about William Blake
41.114.212.32 (
talk) 04:40, 12 September 2023 (UTC)reply
Quote in Article Introduction
'...he has been said to be "a key early proponent of both Romanticism and Nationalism"'
Blake can hardly be considered a key proponent of 'Nationalism' and although the quote has been copied widely, probably from this article, it is no less problematic. Detracting from the value of the quote is that it is taken from a book entitled History of the World: Map by Map, hardly a definitive source on the artist's life. I'm not quite sure how to proceed in a case like this.
RobotBoy66 (
talk) 08:59, 9 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Agree, and have removed the claim. See also
here.
Ceoil (
talk) 10:21, 9 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Agreed - his influence was slow to grow, and by the time it became significant, both "Romanticism and Nationalism" were in full flow anyway in England. I think he can be called nationalistic, but so was British culture before he was born. See eg
Linda Colley's Britons: Forging of a Nation 1707-1837 (1992).
Johnbod (
talk) 17:12, 9 November 2023 (UTC)reply