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The Complete Poems

By William Blake
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The Complete Poems by William Blake is a comprehensive collection of the visionary poet's work, offering a journey through Blake's exploration of themes like imagination, spirituality, and human nature. His poetry blends lyrical beauty with profound philosophical ideas, showcasing his unique voice and intricate illustrations. This collection provides an in-depth look into Blake's contribution to literary and artistic culture.
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You might enjoy this rich collection if you appreciate exploring the interplay of visionary imagination and philosophical depth in poetry. The book offers a deep dive into the mind of a poet who masterfully blends mysticism and social critique with striking imagery and emotional intensity. Ideal for those interested in the intersections of art and culture, it provides a profound exploration of human experience and spiritual insight.

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The Complete Poems

One of the great English Romantic poets, William Blake (1757-1827) was an artist, poet, mystic and visionary. 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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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.

Blake drew on a rich heritage of philosophy, religion, and myth, to create poetic worlds illuminated by his spiritual and revolutionary beliefs that have fascinated, intrigued, and enchanted readers for generations.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140422153

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 November 1977

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Edited by Alicia Ostriker

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 46.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 730g

Pages: 1072

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics William Blake

About the Author

William Blake (1757 - 1827) was the son of a London hosier. Having attended Henry Parr's drawing school, he was apprenticed as an engraver to the Society of Antiquaries in 1772 and later was admitted to teh Royal Academy. He married in 1782 and published his first work, Poetical Sketches, in 1783. The first of his 'illuminated books' was Songs of Innocence in 1789. Blake's work over the next twenty years chart the refining of his ideas and beliefs, from a recognition of repression in Songs of Experience to his epic works Milton and Jerusalem whihc present a renewed vision of reconciliation between humanity. Alicia Ostriker is Professor of English at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA.

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