From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBlake, William/bleɪk/(1757–1827)an Englishpoetandartistwhose work is anexampleofromanticism, and whose best-knownpoemsareSongs of InnocenceandSongs of Experience. He also wrote thepopularhymn(=religious song)calledJerusalem. ...
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from 1800 to 1803. During this period, Blake was profoundly inspired by the idyllic surroundings of Felpham, which influenced some of his most significant works, including the verses that later became the lyrics to the English hymn Jerusalem. ...
the poet started writing anepic poem about John Milton, the author ofParadise Lost. In the preface, Blake included a poem called “And did those feet in ancient time,” which is now known as the hymn “Jerusalem” and considered England’sunofficial national anthem. ...
“Jerusalem”, one of his best known poems. In 1916, at the height of the Great War, C. Hubert H. Parry would set it into music, to become known as the hymn “Jerusalem”, a key ingredient in every Last Night of the Proms and to some, almost like a second national anthem, often...
Blake’s poetry is markedly political. He is the author of Jerusalem –“And did those feet in ancient times…”. Put to Music by Hugo Parry, it is one of the most sung songs in English history. It is sung as a hymn in churches and used as an anthem by more than one establishment...
let's take a closer look at the poem itself. "And did those feet in ancient time" was published in 1808 as part of the preface to Blake's epic poem, Milton: A Poem. The poem is written in four stanzas of four lines each, and it is commonly known as the "Jerusalem" hymn because...
William BlakeBlake, William/bleɪk/ (1757–1827)an English poet and artist whose work is an example ofromanticism, and whose best-known poems areSongs of InnocenceandSongs of Experience. He also wrote the popularhymn (=religious song)calledJerusalem....