William Blake's poetry has come to influence generations of future writers, including Jim Morrison of The Doors; a powerful writer of sweeping verse poetry, his work remains readable and interesting.
Pipe a song about a Lamb: So I piped with merry chear, Piper pipe that song again—So I piped, he wept to hear. Drop thy pipe thy happy pipe Sing thy songs of happy chear, So I sung the same again While he wept with joy to hear.
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.
Blake was one of the finest craftsmen of his time, an artist for whom art and poetry were inextricably linked.
Blake's original color plates are faithfully reproduced in this illuminated edition of his early poems
We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.
Songs of Innocence and of Experience compiles two contrasting but directly related books of poetry by William Blake.
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.
Holy Thursday: From Songs of Innocence
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William Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience," combined in this little volume, are both filled with amazing poetry. In "Songs of Innocence," Blake reveals the true innocent and peaceful ways of a person's childhood.