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Blake's polarities as poet and artist are ... directly revealed. The illustrative ingenuousness and sweetness of Songs belie the explosive lyricism that girds these poems. -- Leonard Baskin, The Washington Times
Part of the pleasure of this lovely volume results from Andrew Lincoln's intel-ligent introduction and commentary.... But the greatest pleasure by far is the color reproduction itself.... One of the most beautiful and finely finished copies we have. -- Irene Tayler, Blake: An Illustrated Quarterly
It is a very strong light indeed that comes from these quarto volumes. They reproduce, plate by plate, Blake's hand-lettered verses and colored illustrations. . . . These illuminated books, masterpieces of the book maker's art, answer critical questions, especially about the poet's late, recondite allegories. They remind the poetry scholar that his Blake was first a visual artist, indebted to Raphael and Michelangelo, and second a writer beholden to Spenser and Milton. . . . The greatest contribution of the Princeton facsimiles is that they have made Milton and Jerusalem accessible in the only form Blake ever wished to present them. -- Daniel Mark Epstein, New Criterion --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Part of the pleasure of this lovely volume results from Andrew Lincoln's intel-ligent introduction and commentary.... But the greatest pleasure by far is the color reproduction itself.... One of the most beautiful and finely finished copies we have. -- Irene Tayler, Blake: An Illustrated Quarterly
It is a very strong light indeed that comes from these quarto volumes. They reproduce, plate by plate, Blake's hand-lettered verses and colored illustrations. . . . These illuminated books, masterpieces of the book maker's art, answer critical questions, especially about the poet's late, recondite allegories. They remind the poetry scholar that his Blake was first a visual artist, indebted to Raphael and Michelangelo, and second a writer beholden to Spenser and Milton. . . . The greatest contribution of the Princeton facsimiles is that they have made Milton and Jerusalem accessible in the only form Blake ever wished to present them. -- Daniel Mark Epstein, New Criterion --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Blake's polarities as poet and artist are ... directly revealed. The illustrative ingenuousness and sweetness of Songs belie the explosive lyricism that girds these poems. -- Leonard Baskin The Washington Times Part of the pleasure of this lovely volume results from Andrew Lincoln's intel-ligent introduction and commentary... But the greatest pleasure by far is the color reproduction itself... One of the most beautiful and finely finished copies we have. -- Irene Tayler Blake: An Illustrated Quarterly It is a very strong light indeed that comes from these quarto volumes. They reproduce, plate by plate, Blake's hand-lettered verses and colored illustrations... These illuminated books, masterpieces of the book maker's art, answer critical questions, especially about the poet's late, recondite allegories. They remind the poetry scholar that his Blake was first a visual artist, indebted to Raphael and Michelangelo, and second a writer beholden to Spenser and Milton... The greatest contribution of the Princeton facsimiles is that they have made Milton and Jerusalem accessible in the only form Blake ever wished to present them. -- Daniel Mark Epstein New Criterion
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Interesting poems to compare and contrast - definitely a must for any literature student. Moreover, if you're interested in the different movements, as Blake was a key figure in bringing Romanticism into poetry.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Used it in year 13 for literature. Would reccomend buying a used copy then you might get someones notes ;) some lovely poems, great for studying.
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Rating a book like this is like rating the poems themselves, which i am incapable of.
Language-art experts already have recognised William Blake's poems as something extraordinary.
This 2 sets of poems compares the naiveness of being young (songs of innocent) with the way you see things when you grow older (songs of experience). Most poems thus have their counterparts, such as the LAMB vs THE TIGER. Trully unique work of art.
Language-art experts already have recognised William Blake's poems as something extraordinary.
This 2 sets of poems compares the naiveness of being young (songs of innocent) with the way you see things when you grow older (songs of experience). Most poems thus have their counterparts, such as the LAMB vs THE TIGER. Trully unique work of art.
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It's Blake, but not as we know him...
First of all, let me say I'm a fan of Blake, so no book containing his poetry will get a truly awful mark. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lewa
Brilliant
The item was as described and was well packaged. The item was received quickly. 1st Class service!
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by M. Luffarelli
Poor edition -- full of typos
This edition is full of mistakes and typos and does not contain Blake's illustrations. It is not the edition shown under "search inside". Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2009 by S. East
WARNING - This edition contains no illustrations
This editions does NOT contain the original illustrations and is very poorly laid out. It also does not match the 'look inside' feature in the description which also indicates the... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2009 by SteveM
Innocent World
Although this is a great presentation of William Blake's seminal poetry collection, it is primarily aimed at students of Blake. Read more
Published on 26 May 2009 by Captain Pugwash
Absolutely delightful!
Blake the poet or Blake the artist? The two are inseparable, and this book combines the two sides to his genius by having the Songs and their colour plates side by side. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2001 by kevin.au@talk21.com
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