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The Radical Visions of William Blake
‘Jerusalem’ is now most likely to be heard at jubilee celebrations or Last Night of the Proms – but its author William Blake was a radical who raged against a world split between privilege and poverty.
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Professor Jason Whittaker is the author of Divine Images: The Life and Work of William Blake (Reaktion Books, 2021) and Jerusalem: Blake, Parry, and the Fight for Englishness (Oxford University Press, 2022).
‘Jerusalem’ is now most likely to be heard at jubilee celebrations or Last Night of the Proms – but its author William Blake was a radical who raged against a world split between privilege and poverty.