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The Portable William Blake (Portable Library) - Softcover

Book 5 of 19: Portable Library

Blake, William

 
9780140150261: The Portable William Blake (Portable Library)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0140150269 ISBN 13: 9780140150261
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 1977

Synopsis

'SONGS OF INNOCENCE' AND 'SONGS OF EXPERIENCE', COMPLETE SELECTION FROM THE 'PROPHETIC BOOKS' AND FROM OTHER WORKS OF POETRY AND PROSE. THE COMPLETE DRAWINGS OF "THE BOOK OF JOB" 'AN INSPIRED SELECTION' - THE NEW YORK TIMES. "BLAKE IS NOWHERE BETTER PRESENTED FOR THE GENERAL READER. THE INTRODUCTION IS .. PROBABLY THE BEST ESSAY YET COMPOSED ON THE SUBJECT " - SATURDAY REVIEW.

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About the Author

William Blake was born in Soho in 1757 and lived in London all of his life, with the exception of three years spent in Bognor Regis. In 1772 Blake became an apprentice engraver and went on to study at the Royal Academy, where he exhibited in 1780. Blake married Catherine Boucher in 1782 and the following year his first 'illuminated book' Poetical Sketches was printed. Blake's talents in both the visual arts and literature have made him a seminal figure of the Romantic period and he is regarded as one of Britain's greatest poets. He died in 1827.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date
1977
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0140150269
ISBN 13 
9780140150261
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
736
Editor
Kazin Alfred