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The Edge of Human Experience: Blake and Tolkien’s Art
£0.00Wednesday 11 October 2023, 19:30 – 20:30
Free, Online
William Blake has been an immensely important figure in the history of visual art. J.R.R. Tolkien is commonly regarded as one of the forefathers of contemporary fantasy fiction. But what connects these two artists, and how are they visually connected?
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The Frontispiece
£10.00Date: Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Time: 20:00 21:30
How did Blake use and subvert the tradition of the Frontispiece in the illuminated books? This event is an open discussion and you are invited to bring your favourite frontispiece and share your insights.
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The Westbrook Blake at St James’s Church, Piccadilly
£0.00Date: Thursday, 24 November 2022
Time: 20:00 – 21:30
In collaboration with The Blake Society, St James’s, Piccadilly present legendary jazz pianist and composer Mike Westbrook and band, performing his celebrated musical settings of Blake’s verse.
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Till we have built Jerusalem – Billy Bragg on William Blake
£10.00Date: Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Time: 20:00 21:00
Billy Bragg talks about William Blake
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Timothy Morton – The Marriage of Religion and the Biosphere
£0.00Wednesday 17 April 2024, 19:30 – 21:00
Free, Online
Timothy Morton will talk about their new book, Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology, and how they took Blake as their inspiration on a mission to bend, reroute and reorder the heartlines of Christianity.
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Tyger – SF Said
£10.00Date: Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Time: 20:00 – 21:30
Bookseller and illustrator Tamsin Rosewell in conversation with award-winning author, SF Said about his new novel, Tyger.
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VALA 3 online Launch
£0.00Date: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Time: 20:00 – 21:30
Join us for the launch of issue 3 of VALA, the Journal of The Blake Society. This issue explores Blake, nature and the environment.
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VALA 4 Launch
£0.00Wednesday 29 November 2023, 19:30 – 21:00
Free, Online
Join us online for the launch of issue 4 of VALA, the journal of The Blake Society, with the sadly apposite theme of ‘War and Peace’.
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Visions of Albion in Felpham with Jason Whittaker
£10.00Date: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Time: 20:00 21:30
Professor Jason Whittaker talks about the origin of Blake’s libretto for Parry’s anthem Jerusalem
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