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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. It was interesting to see the earlier work of a famous poet, especially reproduced with all the original art and settings. Unfortunately, there's a good reason that I encountered Blake's later in school and not his early stuff. Some of the entries were stronger than others, but none of them made me want to memorize them. This was my 'purse book' for over a year. Whenever I was caught waiting in line or at the doctor's office I'd read a poem or two. I wound up reading most 2-3 times, more if I needed to puzzle them out. Mostly the puzzling bits were due to Christian imagery & allegory and I was raised with v. little exposure to church or Bible. I'm sure I would have preferred the illustrated edition, and probably given it five stars. I might look it up some day. I'm also considering getting a critical or annotated edition. In any case, see my review of [b:The Little Prince|157993|The Little Prince|Antoine de Saint-Exupéry|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1367545443s/157993.jpg|2180358] for a transcription of one poem that I did appreciate. Meanwhile, consider also these: You probably know that Blake wrote Tyger, tyger burning bright..." and "Little Lamb, who made thee..." But did you know he's the creator of "I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end..."? And "...mercy has a human heart, pity a human face..." is also in here, as is "Pretty joy! Sweet joy, but two days old...." Well, I could go on. But I won't. Read it for yourself, and make your own discoveries." The Echoing Green is an excellent poem by William Blake. It is a great meditation on the playful nature of youth and the inevitability that, eventually, we all do grow older and age. It has good metaphorical imagery and demonstrates different elements of poetry extraordinarily well, such as rhyme scheme and slant rhyme. However, I am unsure if children in the 4th-5th grades will be able to really attach themselves to it. The language is very archaic and slightly verbose. If children had the opportunity, as an activity of some sort, to put this poem into their own words, I think it would prove to be very beneficial in the classroom. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to Publisher SeriesIs contained inPoems and Prophecies by William Blake (indirect) William Blake: The Complete Illuminated Books by William Blake (indirect) The Marriage of Heaven and Hell; Songs of Innocence; Songs of Experience by William Blake (indirect) The poems: Comprising Songs of innocence and of experience, together with Poetical sketches and some copyright poems not by William Blake (indirect) Works of William Blake. (80 Works) Includes Songs of Innocence and Experience, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Poetical Sketches and more. FREE Author's biography and poems in the trial version. by William Blake (indirect) Has as a student's study guide
The first and most popular of Blake's famous "Illuminated Books," in a facsimile edition reproducing all 31 brightly colored plates. Additional printed text of each poem. "The colors are lovely, the book is a joy." -- Kliatt Paperback Book Guide. No library descriptions found. |
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These Dover editions have always been the best value. They are glued but never seem to split or drop sections. ( )