Songs of Innocence and of Experience

by William Blake

Overview

Blake was one of the finest craftsmen of his time, an artist for whom art and poetry were inextricably linked.

He was an independent and rebellious thinker, who abhorred pretension and falsity in others. His Songs of Innocence are products of this innocent imagination untainted by worldliness, while the Songs of Experience resulted from his feelings of indignation and pity for the suffering of mankind.

The Songs of Innocence and of Experience, containing some of Blake's finest and best-loved poems, are present here in the form which satisfied the high expectations of his poetic and artistic aspirations. The fifty-four plates which Blake originally etched and coloured by hand, are faithfully reproduced with the same delicacy and dimensions as the artist created them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420958782
Publisher:	Digireads.com Publishing
Publication date:	09/27/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Robert N. Essick, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at the University of California, Riverside, is the author of numerous books on William Blake.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"[A] beautiful book. . . . Represent[s] these works faithfully in all their splendid color and detail."—The Bloomsbury Review

"A beautiful book that offers us both access to the text as originally intended and in-depth exegesis. . . . [An] essential book."—Times Literary Supplement (Tls)

"An intellectual and critical gem."—Blake: an Illustrated Quarterly

"Essick's volume . . . stands out for its gorgeous production values as well as detailed plate-by-plate commentary."—Stds
In English Literature (Sel)

Editorial Reviews

An intellectual and critical gem.

Blake: An Illustrated Qtly

"Essick's volume . . . stands out for its gorgeous production values as well as detailed plate-by-plate commentary."

Stds In English Literature (Sel)

A beautiful book that offers us both access to the text as originally intended and in-depth exegesis. . . . [An] essential book.

Times Literary Supplement (TLS)

[A] beautiful book. . . . Represent[s] these works faithfully in all their splendid color and detail.

The Bloomsbury Review