Selected Poems of William Blake

William Blake, (Editor) Bruce Woodcock

ISBN 10: 1853264520 / ISBN 13: 9781853264528

Published by Wordsworth Editions, 1994

(Wordsworth Poetry Library). Includes Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, along with a generous selection from the Prophetic Books including Milton and Jerusalem. 384p. Pap. Seller Inventory # 692065

Synopsis:

Introduction, Notes and Bibliography by Dr Bruce Woodcock, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Hull.

William Blake was an engraver, painter and visionary mystic as well as one of the most revolutionary of the Romantic poets. His writing attracted the astonished admiration of authors as diverse as Wordsworth, Ruskin, W.B.Yeats, and more recently beat poet Allen Ginsberg and the 'flower power' generation. He is one of England's most original artists whose works aim to liberate imaginative energies and subvert 'the mind-forged manacles' of restriction.

This volume contains many of his writings, including: 'Songs of Innocence', 'Songs of Experience', 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell', and a generous selection from the Prophetic Books including 'Milton' and 'Jerusalem'.

Synopsis: William Blake was an engraver, painter and visionary mystic as well as one of the most revolutionary poets. This volume contains many of his writings, including: "Songs of Innocence", "Songs of Experience", "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell", and a selection from the Prophetic Books.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Selected Poems of William Blake
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good