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Blake was one of the finest craftsmen of his time, an artist for whom art and poetry were inextricably linked. He was an indepedent and rebellious thinker, who abhorred pretention 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 sufferings of mankind. The Songs of Innocence and Experience , containing some of Blake's finest and best-loved poems, are presented here in the form which best satisfied the high expectations of his poetic and artistic aspirations. The fifty-four plates which Blake originallly etched and coloured by hand are faithfully reproduced with the same delicacy and dimensions as the artist created them.
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
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I was first introduced to Blake's art as an A'level art student and found his work to be beautiful and highly detailed. However at the time I did not fully appreciate the extent of Blake's tallent as I was somewhat unaware of his poetry. I bought this particular text on the advice of one of my tutors when studying degree English and I have to admit that he was correct when he stated that I would get more out of this beautifully illustrated copy than I would a standard copy of Blake's poems. The illustrations aid the readers understanding of the poems as well as show the works in their original forms. The illustrations lift the written word to greater heights and intensify the words of Blake. This is a must for any lover of Blake's work, and is also a fantastic introduction to both the poet and artist for those who know little if anything about William Blake.
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Do forgive me if this review doesn't make much sense. I go all inexpressive when I try and put into words how brilliant I find Blake to be, you see. I shall keep it short and sweet - this book contains some of the greatest poetry ever written ("The Tyger", "The Little Boy Lost", "The Human Abstract", both versions of "Holy Thursday"... in fact I'm looking through the contents page of it at this moment and practically every one is truly memorable). Blake's paintings were, at times, phenomenal - the ones to accompany his poems, however, were sometimes comically childish (the tiger which stands underneath the poem of that name looks more like a child's stuffed toy). To see his best artwork, find it in the galleries in London.
I originally tried to find a nice, hardback, lavishly printed edition of this book with the prints all reproduced in the original size - then I discovered that this edition does, in fact, contain the originaly size prints - a suprise, because they're tiny. But unless you want to pay God knows how much (for they've not come on the market in my lifetime, as far as I'm aware - not that I could afford it) for one of the six surviving hand-printed-by-Blake-himself first editions, this is your next best bet. The introduction by Geoffrey Keynes is good as well, and if your interest in the man himself (Blake, not Keynes) is piqued, I recommend Peter Ackroyd's "Blake" - one of the best biographies or autobiographies I've read.
Just get this book. Read each poem in depth a million times and you still won't come close to getting every possible interpretation. Absolutely extraordinary.
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Thank you for your excellent service and delivery my daughter required this book for her school and was unable to find it locally, I would like to thank you for all your quick and prompt service.
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Blake Songs of Innocence and Experience
A beautiful work of literature, presented in a beautiful way.
Perfect for anyone studying the text as there is plenty of room for annotations around the poems. Read more
Perfect for anyone studying the text as there is plenty of room for annotations around the poems. Read more
Published 19 months ago by clo mc
Beautiful book
The quality of the book is really good - I like the texture of the pages and the colour prints aside each Song bring Blake's work to life. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Nicole
Utter rubbish
I was forced to study Songs of Innocence and of Experience as part of my A-level in English Literature and I dived in enthusiastically, expecting poetry of the standard of "The... Read more
Published 23 months ago by A Reader
From Innocence to Experience
Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake is a very nice book. The introduction is very useful for students in English literature in order to understand the poems... Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2009 by C. Silvana
Beautiful...
As an AS level student studying William Blake's poetry, this book was a must! Each of Blake's poems is juxtaposed with an original colour reproduction of the complementray... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2001
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