The Age of revolutions: W. Blake, poet and painter

Relates two sides of Blake’s work which are normally considered separately - his art, particularly his illustrations, and his poetry. Concentrates on “Songs of Innocence and Experience” and the much closer relationship between text and illustrations than usually admitted. The delicate colours of the illustrations, often no more than half an inch across, are shown in close-up.

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Credits

producer

Edward Hayward

production company

Open University

BBC-TV

Duration

00:25:33:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011610

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Great Britain

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Great Britain

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Blake, William, 1757-1827

Crafts & Visual Arts → Illustrators

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Arts - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Literature → Blake, William, 1757-1827

Literature → English poetry

Literature → Poets, English

People → Blake, William, 1757-1827

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1973

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