The Complete Poems by William Blake
One of the great English Romantic poets, Blake was an artist, poet, mystic and visionary. Ranging from the deceptively simple and lyrical Songs of Innocence to highly elaborate, apocalyptic works.
The Complete Poems by William Blake
Format: 8th trade paperback printing
Condition: Very good, light edge wear and creasing, creasing along spine, light corner bumps.
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Publishing Info: Penguin Classics, London, 1988
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 9780140422153
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One of the great English Romantic poets, William Blake (1757-1827) was an artist, poet, mystic and visionary. His work ranges from the deceptively simple and lyrical Songs of Innocence and their counterpoint Experience - which juxtapose poems such as 'The Lamb' and 'The Tyger', and 'The Blossom' and 'The Sick Rose' - to highly elaborate, apocalyptic works, such as The Four Zoas, Milton and Jerusalem. Throughout his life Blake drew on a rich heritage of philosophy, religion and myth, to create a poetic worlds illuminated by his spiritual and revolutionary beliefs that have fascinated, intrigued and enchanted readers for generations.
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