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Songs of Innocence and of Experience
William Blake
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Description for Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Hardcover. Occupying a key position in the history of western art, this book allows the author to communicate with his readers as he intended. It helps the readers to experience the mystery and beauty of his poems as he first created them, discovering for themselves the intricate web of symbol and meaning that connects word and image. Num Pages: 54 pages, full set of Blake's original illustrated plates. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 114 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
A beautifully and faithfully reissued edition of a rare and wonderful book, its seeming simplicity belying its visionary wisdom.
Widely recognised as a masterpiece of English literature, Songs of Innocence and Experience also occupies a key position in the history of Western art. This unique, newly reissued edition of the work allows William Blake to communicate with his readers as he intended, reproducing his own illumination and lettering from the finest existing example of the original work. In this way, readers can experience the mystery and beauty of Blake's poems as he first created them, discovering for ... Read more
A beautifully and faithfully reissued edition of a rare and wonderful book, its seeming simplicity belying its visionary wisdom.
Widely recognised as a masterpiece of English literature, Songs of Innocence and Experience also occupies a key position in the history of Western art. This unique, newly reissued edition of the work allows William Blake to communicate with his readers as he intended, reproducing his own illumination and lettering from the finest existing example of the original work. In this way, readers can experience the mystery and beauty of Blake's poems as he first created them, discovering for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tate Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
54
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
108
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854377296
SKU
V9781854377296
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Ref
99-50
About William Blake
William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Apprentice to a master engraver, Blake studied at the Royal Academy under the guidance of Joshua Reynolds, before later engraving and publishing Songs of Innocence in ... Read more
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