Zoamorphosis

As we emerged out of lockdowns in 2022, so the year turned out to be an active one for Blake in the arts.

William Blake was born on this day in Soho, London in 1757. This excerpt from Divine Images gives an account of his early life.

Some videos from a new project I am involved with Susheela Raman and Sam Mills.

With calls for Jerusalem to become the new national anthem, recent years show that it is unlikely to replace God Save the King.

Salman Rushdie has lived under the threat of violence for many years for his novel, The Satanic Verses, which was greatly influenced by William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.

Why do English athletes sing the Blake-Parry hymn "Jerusalem" at the Commonwealth Games? Can it represent a more diverse England?

Jez Butterworth's play, Jerusalem, has returned to London a decade after the original performance. This review explores how much the play owes to William Blake.

This year is the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams, among whose works was an important ballet inspired by William Blake's illustrations to the Book of Job.

The latest series of Peaky Blinders is drawing upon William Blake’s vision of England.