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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. NA Okay, Blake, you Blake my world. Blake lively. Blakeguard! Blake-eyed ravens spiral down. Finnegan's Blake (is liking this book more than Songs of Innocence like liking Ulysses more than Portrait of the Artist, i.e., utterly fucking safe and obvious and predictable? Blake, Blake, Blake, on thy cold grey stones, o sea. And what rough Blake, its Blake blake at Blake, Blaeckckclrkclrkclrklbbbbbkkkkhhhhh? This is some art brut shit. Next stop, Orcus and Urizen. The first poetry book I bought of my own free will. I bought it since it had "The Tyger" included in it, as well as the illustrations. The text on the plates of the illustrations are hard to read, but the pictures bring the poetry to life. Blake's poetry didn't leap out at me at first, as I first encountered it in a forced Poetry school assignment unit, however reading Blake with no obligations to do so brings the most enjoyment, you should be able to study it as much or as little as you like. Reading this makes you realise how much Alan Moore bases his classic 1980s comics on Blake's wordsmithing. An enjoyable read. 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)
This facsimile of Blake's original "Illuminated Book" reproduces 26 full-color plates from a rare 1826 edition. Includes "The Tyger," "London," "Holy Thursday," and other immortal poems. 26 color plates. Printed text of poems. No library descriptions found. |
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