Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man is an undeniably mysterious film. The protagonist, accountant William Blake, is mistaken for the other famous William Blake, the mystic/visionary English Romantic poet. Some of you may be familiar with Blake from the literature courses you’ve taken, but he may be an unknown to others. As you ponder the film for class tomorrow, I’d suggest reading up on him a bit.
Here are three short resources that start to characterize Blake’s importance to the film.
