Preface by David Bindman, General Editor. Foreword. List of Abbreviations. Introduction. The Plates with a transcription of the text. Plates From Other Copies. Commentary on the text and the plates. Appendix. Works Cited.
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.
One of a series designed to provide a new, accessible approach to the works of great poets and playwrights. Each text includes general notes on the text; discussion of themes, issues and context; and suggestions for further reading.
Blake was one of the finest craftsmen of his time, an artist for whom art and poetry were inextricably linked.
Accompanied throughout by William Blake's edgily beautiful illustrations, the book is broken into 19 poems of 'Innocence' and 26 of 'Experience'.
Songs of Innocence and of Experience compiles two contrasting but directly related books of poetry by William Blake.
“In the rare-book world Sabin did not have—to put it kindly—the best reputation for integrity,” as Edwin Wolf noted in the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America (vol. 84, no. 1 [March 1990],.
Songs of Experience William Blake We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection.
Here is a beautifully illustrated edition of Blake's classic poems. The text of each poem is given in letterpress on the page facing the color plate, and a brief commentary...
With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Songs of Innocence and of Experience is both modern and readable.
Spine title: Songs of innocence and of experience. Contains critical essays in chronological order of publication.