Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Blake William (Penguin Clothbound Poetry) - Hardcover

Blake, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241303052 ISBN 13: 9780241303054

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2017

Synopsis

A collectible new Penguin Classics series: beautiful clothbound editions of the most famous verse collections by ten favourite poets. Designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and attractively set, these slim, A format volumes are the ultimate gift editions for poetry lovers.

Songs of Innocence and Experience is one of the best-loved poetry collections of all time, an innovative and groundbreaking experiment in which Blake intertwined text and image to dazzling effect. The volume, published sometimes as two separate collections, juxtaposes the innocent world of childhood with the corrupt and repressed one of adults, and includes such favourites as 'The Lamb', 'The Chimney Sweeper' and 'The Tyger'.

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Review:

"[A] beautiful book... Represent[s] these works faithfully in all their splendid color and detail." The Bloomsbury Review 20090301 "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) 20090515 "An intellectual and critical gem." Blake: An Illustrated Qtly 20120719 "Essick's volume ... stands out for its gorgeous production values as well as detailed plate-by-plate commentary." Stds In English Literature (Sel) 20110304

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0241303052
• ISBN 13: 9780241303054
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112