Day, Martin S.2022-11-282022-11-28196614048101https://hdl.handle.net/10657/12756Blake combines both poet and painter. Following the early recognition of this fact by Joseph Wicksteed, and the recent work done by Geoffrey Keynes, Anthony Blunt, and Jean Hagstrum, there is an attempt here to show that the aesthetics of the draftsman-engraver influence the poet. The poet cannot be understood without the aesthetics of the draftsman-engraver.application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. Section 107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.Thesisreformatted digital