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Romantic poets
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
famous at 27
lifestyle of wine, women and song
loved stories of the supernatural
turned many into poems
‘Poems in the Scottish Dialect’ (immediate success)
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January 25th
dinners dedicated to his memory are held all over the world
over sixty statues
died aged 37
hard drinking
wrote it in 1 day
‘Tam O’Shanter’
Burns ceased farming
decided to emigrate to Jamaica (to raise money)
first of three illegitimate daughters all called Elizabeth
greeted with the poem ‘Welcome to a Bastard Wean’
William Blake (1757-1817)
childhood and having visions
parents didn't put any pressure on him
learned to read and write at home
books
illustration by hand in watercolors.
Poetical Sketches
Songs of Innocence and Experience
Dante’s Divine Comedy illustrations
worked until his death
sketching the tombs at Westminster Abbey
variety of Gothic styles
taught his wife and brother (read, write)
his brother’s spirit
